SHAPE ACTIVITY IN THE CLASSROOM:9. Christmas TangramsDave
KirkbySenior LecturerMaths Education CentreSheffield City
Polytechnic.
Published byEigen Publications39 Den Bank CrescentSheffield SIO
SPB
~ Eigen Publications 1983.
ISBN 1 85039 088 6
Printed in England byR Dickins & SonChapel House21 Gleadless
RoadSheffield S2 3AA
CHRISTMAS TANGRAMS
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