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This engaging workbook introduces kids to the wonderful world of chess―from an explanation of every piece on the board to the fundamentals of the game and strategies to capture pieces and win―all told through fun visuals, mock games, and exciting exercises. Chess for Kids includes:A comprehensive introduction to the king, queen, knights, bishops, rooks, and pawns and how each piece moves, attacks, and defends.Detailed explanations of the basic rules of chess, tactics, strategies, mating patterns, and piece strategies.Write-in, workbook activities to help kids ‘learn by doing,’ unlike other chess books which are text heavy and not interactive. The best offensive and defensive strategies including how to find weak spots in your opponent's defense and how to close games when most of the board’s pieces are gone.Learn the pieces, study the strategies, and checkmate all your opponents in this complete guide to mastering the game of chess!

An ode to the girl with scrapes on her knees and flowers in her hair, and every girl in between, this exquisite treasury will appeal to readers of Dear Girl and I Am Enough and have kids poring over it to find a poem that's just for them.I am a canvasBeing painted onBy the words of my familyFriendsAnd communityFrom Vanessa Brantley-Newton, the author of Grandma's Purse, comes a collection of poetry filled with engaging mini-stories about girls of all kinds: girls who feel happy, sad, scared, powerful; girls who love their bodies and girls who don't; country girls, city girls; girls who love their mother and girls who wish they had a father. With bright portraits in Vanessa's signature style of vibrant colors and unique patterns and fabrics, this book invites readers to find themselves and each other within its pages.

Learn to create a personalized cross stitch baby announcement with Cross Stitch Celebrations: Bundle of Joy! More than 20 patterns include mix-and-match border designs, alphabets, and color schemes to make a truly special gift for every bundle of joy. Continue the generations-old tradition of stitching a baby’s birth announcement as a cross stitch sampler that includes the baby’s name, date of birth, birth weight and size, and a small blessing.Whether you are completely new to needlework or already skilled in the craft, Cross Stitch Celebrations: Bundle of Joy! teaches you how to create these highly giftable personalized keepsakes. This step-by-step guide includes all of the basics you need to learn the art of cross stitch. Following a brief introduction to the tools and materials and an overview of basic cross stitch techniques, you will be treated to:20+ charming, modern patterns that reflect on-trend baby and nursery aestheticsA range of mix-and-match fonts, border designs, color sc

Wee Gallery Peekaboo Forest features movable, crinkly, forest creatures – perfect entertainment for little hands and to stimulate senses – and is beautifully presented in a sweet gift box.Open out the soft pages of this beautiful, sensory-rich organic cloth book to explore a world deep in the forest, and play peekaboo with Fox, Owl, and Squirrel. Movable, crinkly, cloth forest creatures are found inside, perfect entertainment for little hands and great at stimulating babies' senses. Move Fox's tail, Owl's wing, and Squirrel's tail to see what is hiding behind each!Presented in a sweet gift box, the pages are made with extra padding for an ultra-soft feel, making them ideal for the pram or play mat – and they're machine washable!Little hands will love to explore Wee Gallery Cloth Books. This successful partnership between Wee Gallery and Happy Yak presents beautiful illustrations, bold lines, whimsical animals, and repeating patterns; all designed to stimulate visual development in youn

Filled with wickedly fun imagery of the most iconic Disney Villains and sidekicks, this entry into the popular Art of Coloring series is the perfect adult coloring book for Halloween and all year round.What would Disney’s most beloved films be without their nefarious villains? Create your own devious fun by coloring your way through numerous portraits and patterns inspired by Disney’s most infamous evildoers and their sidekicks. Filled with imagery of memorable characters from across Disney’s animated films--from Maleficent and Cruella, to Scar and Dr. Facilier, and beyond--these pages are sure to provide hours of villainous fun.Collect the entire Art of Coloring series!Art of Coloring: Hocus PocusArt of Coloring: Golden GirlsArt of Coloring: Walt Disney WorldArt of Coloring: Maps of the Disney Parks - 36 Postcards to Inspire CreativityArt of Coloring: Poster Art of the Disney Parks - 36 Postcards to Inspire CreativityArt of Coloring: Mickey & MinnieArt of Coloring: Tim Burton's The Ni

Anew title in The QuestKids children's series thatwas launched by In Easy Steps in 2018, designed to make learning fun forchildren.Coding with Python- Create Amazing Graphics introducescoding in Python through a variety of projects. Each one teaches new codingconcepts and results in some amazing graphics.Discover how to mix colours, make patterns, draw 2D and 3Dshapes.Learn how to use loops, variables, random numbers, andfunctions in Python. Packed with challenges, tips, and extensions to keep allbudding coders engaged and eager to keep learning and creating!To create the games in this book, children will need a desktopcomputer or a laptop. The games require a proper keyboard so will not work wellon a tablet or iPad. It is recommended that children should be supervised whenusing the internet, especially when using a new website. Thisis the UK English edition.

In the first comprehensive study of how Shakespeare designed his plays to suit his playing company, Brett Gamboa demonstrates how Shakespeare turned his limitations to creative advantage, and how doubling roles suited his unique sense of the dramatic. By attending closely to their dramaturgical structures, Gamboa analyses casting requirements for the plays Shakespeare wrote for the company between 1594 and 1610, and describes how using the embedded casting patterns can enhance their thematic and theatrical potential. Drawing on historical records, dramatic theory, and contemporary performance this innovative work questions received ideas about early modern staging and provides scholars and contemporary theatre practitioners with a valuable guide to understanding how casting can help facilitate audience engagement. Supported by an appendix of speculative doubling charts for plays, illustrations, and online resources, this is a major contribution to the understanding of Shakespeare's dra

A perfectly timed resource to help us communicate with consciousness and compassion in times of division and uncertainty Love thy neighbor. Lovingkindness. The love of the universe. From traditional religions to new spirituality, love is the foundation on which all practice rests. We all embrace the idea of love ... and then we get on Facebook. Whether divided by race, gender, sexual orientation, identity preference, or opinion, the incredible moral and social division in our world has become a source of pain and confusion for so many people. We know that love and unity are beautiful ideals, but the question remains: How do we get there? In what may be his boldest and bravest book yet, bestselling author Matt Kahn teaches us how to remain aligned with our highest truths and values no matter what differences or challenges we face, so we may create an opportunity to heal the painful patterns that keep us small, stuck, and separate from each other. Throughout the book, Kahn shares ten ess