9781843172499
Category Name : Sports, Hobbies & Games
Author Name : I Before E (Except After C): Old-School Ways to Remember Stuff
Publisher Name : This is a little gem of a book; I bought it thinking it would give me helpful ways of knowing and remembering more about grammar - but it's so much more than this. The whole book is about mnemonics and rhymes as memory aids, grouped into 17 themed categories as listed in the contents page, which is viewable on the 'Search Inside' feature. This book is ideal for flicking open and dipping into whatever page it lands on as it not only cites fascinating facts/trivia it also provides the means for remembering them! To give a flavour of the diversity of information in this book, here's a rhyme which caught my attention (I hope the information's accurate!) on what's good to choose for firewood: Beech wood fires are bright and clear, If the logs are kept a year, Chestnut's only good, they say, If for long it's laid away. Birch and fir logs burn too fast, Blaze up bright and do not last. Elm wood burns like churchyard mould, Even the very flames are cold. Poplar gives a bitter smoke, Fills you eyes and makes you choke. Apple wood will scent your room, With an incense like perfume. Oak and maple, if dry and old, Keep away the winter cold. But ash wood wet and ash wood dry, A king shall warm his slippers by.
Minimum Price : £ 6.99
Category Name : Sports, Hobbies & Games
Author Name : I Before E (Except After C): Old-School Ways to Remember Stuff
Publisher Name : This is a little gem of a book; I bought it thinking it would give me helpful ways of knowing and remembering more about grammar - but it's so much more than this. The whole book is about mnemonics and rhymes as memory aids, grouped into 17 themed categories as listed in the contents page, which is viewable on the 'Search Inside' feature. This book is ideal for flicking open and dipping into whatever page it lands on as it not only cites fascinating facts/trivia it also provides the means for remembering them! To give a flavour of the diversity of information in this book, here's a rhyme which caught my attention (I hope the information's accurate!) on what's good to choose for firewood: Beech wood fires are bright and clear, If the logs are kept a year, Chestnut's only good, they say, If for long it's laid away. Birch and fir logs burn too fast, Blaze up bright and do not last. Elm wood burns like churchyard mould, Even the very flames are cold. Poplar gives a bitter smoke, Fills you eyes and makes you choke. Apple wood will scent your room, With an incense like perfume. Oak and maple, if dry and old, Keep away the winter cold. But ash wood wet and ash wood dry, A king shall warm his slippers by.
Minimum Price : £ 6.99
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