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Welcome to Salt Kids. This site is dedicated to showcasing new children’s poetry from Salt and we hope also to provide fresh ideas on how to enjoy reading and listening to poetry, as well as how to teach it. It provides the perfect introduction to poetry for young people, offering ideas, insights, performances and much more.Children’s Poetry Library
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John Siddique – Making It Up
Posted on May 6, 2010 | No CommentsMaking It Up Fold yourself the mind you want. Make a paper hat and wear it on your head. Hold it tight when the wind blows. Paint yourself the heart you desire. Pin it on your jumper, be proud of your colours. Pin it fast... -
Off Road to Everywhere
Posted on May 4, 2010 | 1 CommentPhilip Gross’s classics of poetry for children, Manifold Manor, The All-Nite Café and Scratch City, set a benchmark in the 1990s for opening doors to rich worlds of language and imagination. Off Road To Everywhere takes the challenge into a new century. These poems grow... -
Robert Hull was invited by Salt Kids to talk about his latest book
Posted on May 4, 2010 | 1 CommentPoetry — From Reading to Writing A Classroom Guide for Ages 7-11 By Robert Hull Price: £16.99 ISBN: 978-0-415-55408-4 Publish Date: 12th November 2009 Imprint: Routledge Pages: 104 pages The background to my recent book Poetry, from Reading to Writing (Routledge / Fulton 2009) is simply, on... -
Discover the Children’s Poetry Library
Posted on May 1, 2010 | 1 CommentThis summer we’re launching our new children’s poetry list — the Children’s Poetry Library. Discover more here at Salt Kids or here: http://www.saltpublishing.com/books/cpl/cpl.php. Like the idea of a new dedicated children’s poetry list? Stay in touch on this website and we’ll pass on lots of...




Angela Topping: The New Generation
John Mole: All the Frogs
John Siddique: Don’t Wear It On Your Head, Don’t Stick It Down Your Pants
Phil Bowen: Cuckoo Rock
Philip Gross: Off Road to Everywhere
Robert Hull: High Tide
Rupert Loydell: The Fantasy Kid