Questions and answers
1.
What is the Children's Poetry Bookshelf?
2.
What age range do you cater for?
3.
What are the benefits of being a member?
4.
How do you choose the books?
5.
Do members get any other books offered to them?
6.
How can I join the Children's Poetry Bookshelf?
7.
Do you have a membership for libraries?
8.
Why can't children join in their own right?
9.
Can I get books sent to my child/grandchild?
10.
Why set up a club just for children's poetry?
11.
Can I buy children's poetry books at a discount?
12.
Can I get an extra discount on class sets?
13.
Can you get any poetry book written for children?
14.
How can I find what I'm looking for on the site?
15.
How can you help me teach poetry to my class?
16.
How often will you update the site?
17. How can I find good quality poetry books for children?
18. Can children
use the site, even if their parents or school are not members?
19. Can I order
books if I don't want to join the CPB?
20.
Can children send you their poems?
21.
Can children review their favourite poetry books or poems on the site?
22. Can I suggest
poets to interview and other possible content for the site?
23.
Do you link to other children's sites?
Answers
1. What is the Children's Poetry Bookshelf?
The Children's Poetry Bookshelf is a book club offering the best poetry written
for children, selected by our expert panel.
2. What
age range do you cater for?
The CPB is for 7 to 11 year-olds.
3. What are the benefits of being a member?
Depending
on which membership you opt for, members get two or three
Choices sent to
them three times a year, with teaching materials if requested, plus further recommended
titles and all the children's poetry books in print in the UK at a 15% discount.
See membership packages.
4. How do you choose the
books?
Our expert selection panel chooses the books.
5. Do members get any other books offered to them?
All the children's poetry titles in print in the UK are available to members at
a discount through the members' part of our website.
6
How can I join the Children's Poetry Bookshelf?
You can join online if you
wish, or contact us for an information pack.
7 Do
you have a membership for libraries?
Yes. Our library membership offers
eight books three times a year.
8 Why can't children
join in their own right?
Members have to be eighteen to join, but you can
nominate your child or grandchild to receive the book parcels.
9 Can I get books sent to my child/grandchild?
Yes, you
can opt for the books to be sent to a different address from your own as a gift
membership.
10 Why set up a club just for children's
poetry?
The Children's Poetry Bookshelf was set up to encourage children
to read and enjoy poetry, which is why it focuses on children's poetry.
11 Can I buy children's poetry books at a discount?
Once you are a member, you can buy all the children's poetry books in print in the UK online or directly from us at a discount of 25%.
12
Can you get any poetry book written for children?
Yes, we can get any poetry
book written for children and in print in the UK, provided that publishers can
supply it.
13 Can I get an extra discount on class sets?
Yes, you
can usually get a 35% discount if you order 10 or more copies of the same title.
14 How can I find what I'm looking for on the site?
Use the Search at the top of the page.
15 How can
you help me teach poetry to my class?
There are three introductory activity sheets (link) available on the site. When you get your new sets of books you'll also receive activity sheets based on these books. These will also be available for download from the members' site.
See aslo Mandy Coe's article on Teaching the Reading of Poetry.
16 How often will you update the site?
We plan to update the site every month, but there will be new CPB book selections every term.
17 How can I find good quality poetry books for children?
Joining the CPB is the easiest way to do this, as the Selectors look at the new books every term and select the best. Otherwise you could look at Mandy Coe’s reading list.
18 Can children use the site, even
if their parents or school are not members?
Yes, the children's part of
the site is freely available to all children and we very much hope that many of
them will visit it.
19 Can I buy children's poetry
books if I don't want to join the CPB?
Yes, you can order books through
our poetry bookshop on the web, www.poetrybookshoponline.com
20 Can children send you their poems?
We'd be
happy for children to send us their poems and will put the best ones on the site.
21 Can children review their favourite poetry books or poems
on the site?
Yes, and we'll put the most interesting reviews on the site.
22 Can I suggest poets to interview and other possible
content for the site?
Yes, please email us with your suggestions and we'll
do what we can.
23 Do you link to other children's
sites?
Yes, we intend to build up a good links section for children and
one for adults, so would be grateful for any suggestions.
