Chess Set - Once A Pawn a Time

ScienceWiz® Chess, Once A Pawn A Time is a “five-star-rated” chess set that adds active learning to whimsical play. This beloved chess set includes two books. The first illustrated book teaches children of all ages, the placement and moves of kings, queens, sliding castles and jumping horses. This endearing chess book should be your child’s first chess book. The most important thing about chess is to have fun!-- the author Patzi Stewart. Chess: Once A Pawn A Time is a recipient of the prestigious Modern Library Award. The second book advances a youngsters playing skills by exploring the strengths and weaknesses of each chess piece. This book should be approached incrementally, about 20 minutes at a time. It is never boring or frustrating, even for children with short attention spans. Each large, custom-designed, chess piece, included in the set, matches the chess piece in the books, which makes learning the moves much easier. It also comes with a dry-erase chess board, useful for teaching beginners. The author, Patzi Stewart, taught lucky youngsters from preschool through high school, in public and private schools and recreation centers throughout the San Francisco East Bay for over 20 years.