The Chess-Player's Text Book - A Concise and Easy Introduction to the Game, Illustrated by Numerous Diagrams of Instructive Situations (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Chess-Player's Text Book: A Concise and Easy Introduction to the Game, Illustrated by Numerous Diagrams of Instructive Situations

Being intended only for beginners, they are divested as much as possible of whatever might appear perplexing or repulsive and the examples for study presented in the order conceived to be the most natural and easy for apprehension.

To profit fully by these examples the learner will do well, when he is thoroughly conversant with the pre liminary matter of the first six chapters, to restrict himself to the examination of one position at a sitting. Let him commence for instance, with the easy Check-mate of Diagram No. 4 and when he quite comprehends the Object of each move, proceed to the next diagram and the next, and so on through the whole, in the sequence in which they appear. He will soon master this series of short contests wherein one or two pieces only are engaged on each side, and then be in a condition to enter on the study of the openings, when the con¿ict is begun with the full array of both armies in opposition.

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Sharon Creech has written twenty books for young people and is published in over twenty languages. Her books have received awards in both the U.S. and abroad, including the Newbery Medal for Walk Two Moons, the Newbery Honor for The Wanderer, and Great Britain's Carnegie Medal for Ruby Holler.
Before beginning her writing career, Sharon Creech taught English for fifteen years in England and Switzerland. She and her husband now live in Maine, "lured there by our grandchildren," Creech says. "Moo was inspired by our mutual love of Maine and by our granddaughter's involvement in a local 4-H program. We have all been enchanted with the charms of cows."
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Riassunto

"I guess it does
look like a poem
when you see it
typed up
like that."

Jack hate poetry. Only girls write it and every time he tries to, his brain feels empty. But his teacher, Ms. Stretchberry, won't stop giving her class poetry assignments -- and Jack can't avoid them. But then something amazing happens. The more he writes, the more he learns he does have something to say.
With a fresh and deceptively simple style, acclaimed author Sharon Creech tells a story with enormous heart. Written as a series of free-verse poems from Jack's point of view, Love That Dog shows how one boy finds his own voice with the help of a teacher, a writer, a pencil, some yellow paper, and of course, a dog.

Testo aggiuntivo

"Eventually, Jack learns that poetry might be just the way to process some things in his life. This book, and Miss Stretchberry, are magic." One of the 11 Best Teachers in Children's Literature

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Howard Staunton
• Editore: Forgotten Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.01.2017
• Pagine: 152
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 8 mm
• Peso: 214 g
• Categoria: Guide e manuali > Hobby, casa > Giochi, quiz