Friday, July 14, 2006

CLPE Poetry Award 2006

The Centre for Literacy in Primary Education is delighted to annouce that the winner is

WHY DOES MY MUM ALWAYS IRON A CREASE IN MY JEANS?
Poems about important stuff chosen by Fiona Waters
(Published by Puffin Books)
The presentation was made at the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education on Tuesday July 4th 2006 by Michael Rosen.
The CLPE Poetry Award was set up in 2002 and aims to honour excellence in poetry written for children. It is presented annually for a book of poetry published in the previous year.
The judges this year were Valerie Bloom, Roger McGough and Tony Mitton, with Margaret Meek Spencer as chair of the judges.
The CLPE Poetry Ward is administered by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education, Webber Street, London SE1 8QW. It is supported in 2006, as in 2004 and 2005, by Mr and Mrs J. A. Pye's Charitable Settlement.
For further information, please contact:
Ann Lazim 020 7401 3382 email ann@clpe.co.uk
Other books shortlisted were:
Gerard Benson, Judith Chernaik, Cicely Herbert (eds): The Carnival of the Animals, illustrated by Satoshi Kitamura (Walker)
June Crebbin: The Crocodile is Coming!, illustrated by Mini Grey (Walker)
Belinda Hollyer (ed): She's All That! Poems about Girls, illustrated by Susan Hellard (Kingfisher)
Michael Morpurgo, Jane Feaver (eds): Cock Crow, Poems about life in the countryside, illustrated by Quentin Blake (Egmont)

Thursday, July 13, 2006

DINO JAWS

AN EXHIBITION ABOUT WHAT DINOSAURS ATE
at the Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, South Kensington
until 15th April 2007
Feast on a world of devouring dinosaurs and come face to face with 10 of the most incredibly lifelike moving dinosaurs ever created, discovering what these awesome creatures ate for dinner. From the flesh-eating T. rex (which could eat the equivalent of 750 chicken drumsticks a day) to the plant-munching Iguanodon, get to grips with jaws, claws, guts and even poo using exciting hands-on activities to unearth the sometimes gruesome, often disgusting, subject of dinosaurs and their food.
Book now on 0870 013 0731 or visit www.nhm.ac.uk/dino-jaws for more information plus fun stuff.
Tickets: £8; £5 children and concessions; £21 families. Free to Members, Patrons, 3s and under. Entrance to the exhibition is timed, so advance booking is strongly recommended to guarantee your ticket. A booking fee is payable on all pre-booked tickets.

Tuesday, July 11, 2006

CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Awards 2005

The CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal was won by
EMILY GRAVETT for Wolves
published by Macmillan Children's Books
The CILIP Carnegie Medal was won by
MAL PEET for Tamar
published by Walker Books
The awards were presented at a ceremony at the British Library
on Friday July 7th 2006