Homepage Poetry Hunt

Use the online Library Catalog:

1. What is the call number of a book of poems titled The dragons are singing tonight

2. What is the call number of a book of poems titled Munching

BONUS Can you figure out why the call numbers are a little bit different?
(HINT: the call number should include the author's last name)

3. How many books do we have about POETRY and SCHOOL? _______
What button did you click on to do this kind of search?
Keyword OR Author OR Title OR Subject OR Power

Are they all really poetry books? ________ (look at the Dewey Decimal call #s)

What is the title of one that is not _________________________________ Call # ______

4..How many books do we have about POETRY that are HUMOROUS? _________

Who is one of the AUTHORS that has written humorous poetry? ________________________

Use the online Grolier's Encyclopedia

5. Find an article about Shel Silverstein. When did he die? ________

6. Find an article about Ogden Nash. Click on the one from GME.
At the end it shows HOW TO CITE Write out how you would cite this article.

Use Google

7. Who wrote poetry is "the rhythmical creation of beauty in words" ?

8. What author said "poetry was the literary equivalent of liver"?

Use the online access to the Seattle Public Library

9. How many books does the Seattle Public Library have on LIMERICKS ?

10. How many books does the Seattle Public Library have on HAIKU ?