Poetry Reviewer Checklist

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Your review must include sufficient specific descriptive information to be helpful to your colleagues who will not see this book. Be sure that you have included a brief plot summary and a discussion of the book's literary quality.

NARRATIVE HUMOROUS CHORAL READING OTHER

Quality:
DISTINGUISHED ABOVE AVERAGE AVERAGE BELOW AVERAGE POOR

Illustrations

In your review, characterize the pictures and type of art as clearly and specifically as possible and answer briefly below:

Medium (if known):


Style (folk, primitive, cartoon etc.):


Character (humorous, dreamlike, etc.):


Ethnic/cultural/gender representation:


Quality:
DISTINGUISHED ABOVE AVERAGE AVERAGE BELOW AVERAGE POOR

Evaluation

Mention the following points in your review and answer briefly below:

Is the book more suited to:
INDEPENDENT READING   READING ALOUD

Have any of the poems been previously published:
A FEW MANY ALL

Are the original sources still in print:
YES NO

If a revision, what changes have been made since the previous edition (if applicable):


Publisher and Date of original:


Please include in your review a comparison of other books of similar scope for the same age range. Include publisher and date:


Grade Level

Indicate the grade level(at head of review) at which most children would enjoy this book:


Would read it to themselves:


Would listen to it:


Potential appeal to intended audience:
GENERAL LIMITED NONE

Recommendations

For general purchase by:
School libraries   Public libraries   Both   Not Recommended
(If Not Recommended, this should be implicit in your review without using the words "not recommended")

Outstanding Books

Do you feel that this book is outstanding*:
YES NO

*Books distinctly above average in quality, appeal and/or usefulness and recommended for first purchase by most school and public libraries. If you have given the book an outstanding review and yet do not feel it should be starred, please explain. Stars are an editorial decision but we want your comments.

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Review Text (please cut and paste review into the provided field):


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