Salting the Ocean: 100 Poems by Young Poets

By Naomi Shihab Nye

Jerry Middlebrook, Mary Gutierrez, Robyn Rutland, Sandra Scherbenske, Jason Witherspoon, Austin Stoker, Spring Odiorne, Alison Sagebiel, Alfonso Vargas ... There are 100 poems in this book by 100 poets who wrote their poems when they were in grades one through twelve. These poets are not famous. You have not read their poems before. These poets live anywhere. They are now dentists and dancers and teachers and students and construction workers. They write with fire. They could be you.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688161936
• ISBN13: 9780688161934
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Greenwillow Books
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.0" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 8 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 3 and higher

Customer Reviews

Salting the Ocean - Poetry

This book is a good compilation of children's poetry about self, environment, family, and imagination. As a teacher, I found it to be a good resource to get my students thinking creatively/"outside the box" when delving into the poetic realm.