High Tide is a collection of the best of my poems for children written since 2002. This is a book of very accessible, crafted poetry for children of seven years old and upwards, with a balance of rhyming poems and non-rhyming poems, amusing poems and serious poems. It ranges from pieces about animals and nature to poems about space, school, and family. It includes some nonsense and riddles, and two long story poems.

This book features in the following series: Children's Poetry Library, Childrens Poetry Library .

There are 80 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by Salt Publishing .

Robert Hull is a teacher and educational consultant as well as writing non-fiction children's books and award-winning poetry. He lives in West Sussex.

This book has the following chapters:

• Acknowledgements
• Space
• Black hole
• The Maker said
• Beginnings
• Snow
• My coloured pens
• Our short but interesting Greek bus journey
• Hunting in February
• Mr Frog,
• Deer's skull
• Shadows
• Frost
• `Please do not feed the animals . '
• Starting School - Preston, 1912
• `Scary doesn't have an e, James. '
• English Rules - 'Don't use "and" all the time'
• Slovenly student, 1345
• Recent history lesson
• Peace process
• Ping Feng
• Frogs
• Cat sisters
• Table
• Sorry, mouse
• Things with feathers
• Swallows in September
• `Gift offer - Traditional Wishing Well - GBP47. 50'
• Shopping at Christmas
• The Tale of Sir Toby the Timid
• Humpty, the true story
• Shiny cheery poem
• High tide
• Seaside September
• Useful phrases for when you're on holiday .
• Autumn Flood
• Gnome at the Garden Centre
• Evening song