All is calm in the warlords palace, and the artists apprentice Chuan sits with his friend Jing Jing, watching the sunset, when an invading army approaches. Jing Jing comes up with an ingenious solution using Chuans knowledge of calculating area as well as his handmade paper and ink to frighten the troops into leaving.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2004 by Pelican Publishing Co .

Virginia Walton Pilegard wrote The Warlord's Puzzle as part of a teaching unit that uses informal geometry to strengthen students' visual learning abilities. Mrs. Pilegard studied elementary mathematics and completed both a B. A. and M. A. in Education. She then went on to teach elementary grades and in juvenile correction schools. Adrian Tans is an accomplished artist who also enjoys traveling. He is the illustrator of Pelican's Pirate Treasure Hunt!, Witches' Night Before Halloween, and Kick the Cowboy. Tans lives in Woodstock, Vermont.