Chess LEVELED BOOK • G A Reading A–Z Level G Leveled Book ...
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LEVELED BOOK • G
Written by Katherine FollettIllustrated by Melanie Cataldo
ChessA Reading A–Z Level G Leveled Book
Word Count: 171 Chess
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1 Pawn 2 Rook 3 Knight 4 Bishop 5 Queen 6 King
2 4 6 33 5 4 2
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Written by Katherine FollettIllustrated by Melanie Cataldo
ChessLevel G Leveled Book© Learning A–ZWritten by Katherine FollettIllustrated by Melanie Cataldo
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CorrelationLEVEL G
G11–1212
Fountas & PinnellReading Recovery
DRA
Chess
3 4
In the game of chess, pieces battle on a board of squares. Each player tries to take pieces from the other.
The little pawn only moves one square at a time.
Chess • Level G
5 6
Eight pawns start out lined up in a row. Many will be taken.
The rook looks like a castle.It only travels in straight lines. Yet it can cross the whole board in one move.
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7 8
Each player has two bishops. One bishop moves on dark squares, the other on light squares.If you are safe from one bishop, watch out for the other.
Only the knight can leap over other pieces.He turns in the air and takes the piece he lands on.
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9 10
Beware the queen!She can move as far as she wishes, in any direction.
A player without a queen will almost surely lose the game.
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The king is the key to the game, but he is weak.He can only move one space at a time.
When one player takes the other’s king, the game is over.
Chess • Level G