Download or read book Hip Hop Speaks to Children with CD written by Nikki Giovanni and published by Sourcebooks Jabberwocky. This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NOW A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND INCLUDED IN THE BOOKLIST TOP 10 ART BOOKS FOR YOUTH! Our consensus is Hip Hop Speaks to Children is the most essential poetry purchase to make this year.The poetry is enough.The illustrations are enough.The CD is enough.Together, this book is a treasure of which you cannot get enough.We shall accomplish much this year. Children will be encouraged to put their words to poetry and beats. Teachers will be encouraged to allow the artists to speak to children.-Diane Chen, School Library Journal blog "Practically Paradise"Hip Hop Speaks to Children is a celebration of poetry with a beat. Poetry can have both a rhyme and a rhythm. Sometimes it is obvious; sometimes it is hidden. But either way, make no mistake, poetry is as vibrant and exciting as it gets. And when you find yourself clapping your hands or tapping your feet, you know you've found poetry with a beat!Like Poetry Speaks to Children, the New York Times Bestselling classic poetry book and CD that started it all, Hip Hop Speaks to Children is meant to be the beginning of a journey of discovery. READ more than 50 remarkable poems and songs!HEAR poetry's rhymes and rhythms from Queen Latifah to Gwendolyn Brooks, Langston Hughes to A Tribe Called Quest and more! * Also hear part of Martin Luther Kind's original "I Have a Dream" speech, followed by the remarkable live performance of the speech by Nikki Giovanni, Oni Lasana and Val Gray Ward. * The Hip Hop Speaks to Children CD contains more than 30 performances, either by the artists who created them, or as unique interpretations by admiring poets and artists.DISCOVER Langston Hughes's elegant gospel "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," A Tribe Called Quest's playful "Ham 'N' Eggs," Sterling A. Brown's hard-luck "Long Track Blues," Gwendolyn Brooks's wake-up call "We Real Cool," Kanye West's lovely "Hey Mama," and Martin Luther King Jr.'s awe-inspiring "I Have a Dream." This is a collection of rhymes and rhythms unlike any other poetry book! Celebrate with remarkable poets, including:Eloise Greenfield Mos Def Lucille Clifton Oscar Brown Jr. Tupac Shakur Maya AngelouQueen Latifah Nikki Grimes Walter Dean Myers Commonand, of course, Nikki Giovanni

Download or read book When the Beat Was Born written by Laban Carrick Hill and published by Roaring Brook Press. This book was released on 2013-08-27 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before there was hip hop, there was DJ Kool Herc. On a hot day at the end of summer in 1973 Cindy Campbell threw a back-to-school party at a park in the South Bronx. Her brother, Clive Campbell, spun the records. He had a new way of playing the music to make the breaks—the musical interludes between verses—longer for dancing. He called himself DJ Kool Herc and this is When the Beat Was Born. From his childhood in Jamaica to his youth in the Bronx, Laban Carrick Hill's book tells how Kool Herc came to be a DJ, how kids in gangs stopped fighting in order to breakdance, and how the music he invented went on to define a culture and transform the world.

Download or read book Poetry Speaks to Children written by Elise Paschen and published by Sourcebooks MediaFusion. This book was released on 2005 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of 95 remarkable poems by the poets and a few close friends.

Download or read book You Can Do Anything written by Akala and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hip and Hop is a series of transformative picture books about an irresistible pair of friends: Hip, a wise and cool hippo, and Hop, his excitable bird friend. Through the course of the stories they rap and dance, helping to coach the reader through typical preschool problems. In You Can do Anything! Hip raps inspirational, positive messages that inspire Hop to overcome the difficulties of learning to ride a bike and achieve his dream of taking part in a race:

Download or read book Hip Hop Redemption written by Ralph Basui Watkins and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2011-10 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sociologist and pop-culture expert offers a balanced engagement of hip-hop and rap music, showing God's presence in the music and the message.

Download or read book The Hip Hop Generation written by Bakari Kitwana and published by Civitas Books. This book was released on 2003-04-24 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bakari Kitwana examines his own generation's disproportionate incarceration and unemployment rates and the collapse of its gender relations. The author gives his own political and social analysis of where black youth culture is heading.

Download or read book Darryl s Dream written by Darryl "DMC" McDaniels and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2022-01-04 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From hip-hop pioneer Darryl “DMC” McDaniels comes Darryl’s Dream, a new picture book about creativity, confidence, and finding your voice. Meet Darryl, a quiet third grader with big hopes and dreams. He loves writing and wants to share his talents, but he’s shy—and the kids who make fun of his glasses only make things worse. Will the school talent show be his chance to shine? Darryl’s Dream, by iconic performer Darryl "DMC" McDaniels, is a story about finding confidence, facing bullies, and celebrating yourself. This full-color picture book is certain to entertain children and parents with its charming art and important message.

Download or read book Boogie Boogie Y all written by C.G. Esperanza and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-08-10 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author-illustrator C. G. Esperanza delivers a celebratory ode to graffiti and the Boogie Down Bronx through an infectious read-aloud beat and colorful illustrations that leap right off the page! Perfect for fans of Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut and Keith Haring. An NPR Best Book of the Year, ALSC Notable Children's Book of the Year, Odyssey Award winner, Pura Belpré Honor Award winner, New York City Book Award winner, and Audie Award finalist! The city is alive with vibrant art in every corner of the parks, the shops, the trains. But most people are too busy to see it—or worse, choose to ignore it! When three children stop to marvel at the art around their community, they realize it’s up to them to show everyone else how truly special it is when art and reality dance together so seamlessly. Boogie boogie, y’all. The city boogied all day. Busy, busy, busy, Till one kid stopped to say, Woah, woah, woah! Look at the art on the wall!

Download or read book Hip Hop Alphabet written by Howie Abrams and published by Permuted Press. This book was released on 2019-04-23 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yo Gabba Gabba! meets Yo! MTV Raps in this lively and educational book for young children learning the alphabet—and their hip-hop–loving parents. Take a wondrous alphabetical journey through the glorious history of hip-hop in this kid-friendly introduction to the music that defined a generation. Featuring clever rhymes and graffiti-style drawings by legendary artist Mr. Kaves, Hip-Hop Alphabet uses the twenty-six letters of the alphabet to educate kids about classic icons (LL Cool J, the Beastie Boys, and Jay-Z), as well as essential elements of the music and culture (DJs, microphones, and turntables). Learn the ABCs with a beat!

Download or read book It s Bigger Than Hip Hop written by M. K. Asante, Jr. and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2008-09-16 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In It's Bigger Than Hip Hop, M. K. Asante, Jr. looks at the rise of a generation that sees beyond the smoke and mirrors of corporate-manufactured hip hop and is building a movement that will change not only the face of pop culture, but the world. Asante, a young firebrand poet, professor, filmmaker, and activist who represents this movement, uses hip hop as a springboard for a larger discussion about the urgent social and political issues affecting the post-hip-hop generation, a new wave of youth searching for an understanding of itself outside the self-destructive, corporate hip-hop monopoly. Through insightful anecdotes, scholarship, personal encounters, and conversations with youth across the globe as well as icons such as Chuck D and Maya Angelou, Asante illuminates a shift that can be felt in the crowded spoken-word joints in post-Katrina New Orleans, seen in the rise of youth-led organizations committed to social justice, and heard around the world chanting "It's bigger than hip hop."

Download or read book Hip Hop Board Book written by Martin Ander and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rap, Breakdance, Graffiti & DJ:ing – now for the very youngest! The Hip Hop Board Book is a different, colorful picture book about culture and everyday life with fun and clear pictures for small children. A charming book with lots of humor and attitude. You can point at events and objects related to Hip Hop culture, but that also occur pretty much everywhere in everyone’s life. The book takes place over a day and every pages features everyday situations that children can relate to. Ageing B-Boys and B-Girls will love teaching their children and grandchildren their first simple words with a Hip Hop twist. No-one is too small for the four elements!

Download or read book My Name Is Spit written by Daniel Isenberg and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-17 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *The #1 New Release in Children's Basketball Books on Amazon - December, 2019* ------- 4th grader Sam Spitero is used to hanging out at home after school playing video games and listening to music. But when his mom gets a new job with late hours, he's forced to switch his routine and go to an after-school program at the Boys & Girls Club-which he's not happy about. He likes playing basketball in the gym, but the kids from across town pick on him because he's short. But when Sam joins the club's new Hip-Hop Workshop, he makes friends with kids who share his same interest in music, and starts rapping under his new alias: Spit. The only problem is, he's too nervous to rap in front of anyone! As Spit and his friends prepare for the big Rap Royale talent show, they learn the steps to creating their own basketball-themed hip-hop song and performance from scratch. But after weeks of hard work and rehearsals, will Spit's stage fright hold them back from winning the grand prize? -------- Daniel Isenberg is a creative director at a global sports and entertainment marketing agency and a hip-hop music journalist who has written features for Complex, Pitchfork, XXL, Def Jam Records and more. He is also a Grammy-nominated songwriter for his work on Matisyahu's Youth LP. My Name is Spit: The Dunk Dance is inspired by Isenberg's seven years as the Cultural Arts Director at the Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester, and his three basketball and music-loving children. A percentage of the sales from this book will be donated to the Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester.

Download or read book Hip Hop Dog written by Chris Raschka and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-02-23 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From top dogs Chis Raschka and Vladimir Radunsky comes an uplifting tale of canine self-reliance told in acrobatic, infectious rhyme. I'm the zoom-est and the boom-est, spread no gloom-est, say no doom-est. I'm the top-est, never stop-est, Boston Pop-est, be be bop-est. I'm the jazz-est, razzmatazz-est, dazzle dazz-est, most pizzazz-est. Think I kinda like it as the Hip Hop Dog. In an empowering story of an underdog who finds his voice and sense of self-worth through music, here is one hip dog who starts out as a dejected mutt but finds his groove—and his place in the world—through hip hop.

Download or read book The Roots of Rap written by Carole Boston Weatherford and published by little bee books. This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the roots of rap in this stunning, rhyming, triple-timing picture book! "Carole Boston Weatherford, once again, delivers a resounding testament and reminder, that hip-hop is a flavorful slice of larger cultural cake. And to be hip-hop-to truly be it-we must remember that we are also funk, jazz, soul, folktale, and poetry. We must remember that . . . we are who we are!" ―Jason Reynolds, New York Times best-selling author "Starting with its attention-getting cover, this picture book does an excellent job of capturing the essence of rap . . . This tribute to hip hop culture will appeal to a wide audience, and practically demands multiple readings." ―Booklist, STARRED REVIEW "No way around it, this book is supa-dupa fly, with lush illustrations anchored in signature hip-hop iconography for the future of the global hip-hop nation." ―Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW "With short, rhyming lines and dramatic portraits of performers, the creative team behind How Sweet the Sound: The Story of Amazing Grace offers a dynamic introduction to hip-hop. . . . This artful introduction to one of the most influential cultural movements of the 20th century pulses with the energy and rhythm of its subject." ―Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW A generation voicing stories, hopes, and fears founds a hip-hop nation. Say holler if you hear. The roots of rap and the history of hip-hop have origins that precede DJ Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash. Kids will learn about how it evolved from folktales, spirituals, and poetry, to the showmanship of James Brown, to the culture of graffiti art and break dancing that formed around the art form and gave birth to the musical artists we know today. Written in lyrical rhythm by award-winning author and poet Carole Boston Weatherford and complete with flowing, vibrant illustrations by Frank Morrison, this book beautifully illustrates how hip-hop is a language spoken the whole world 'round, and it features a foreword by Swizz Beatz, a Grammy Award-winning American hip-hop rapper, DJ, and record producer.

Download or read book The Girls in the Circle written by Nikki Giovanni and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2004-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For use in schools and libraries only. Three girls have fun playing dress-up at their grandmother's house, even painting their toenails, but then they have nowhere to go. Includes activity ideas for parents and children.

Download or read book Poetry Speaks Expanded written by Elise Paschen and published by Sourcebooks MediaFusion. This book was released on 2007 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting a diverse cross-section of the 20th centurys best poets, this classic poetry anthology has now been revised with added essays and poems. Includes three audio CDs with recordings of each poet reading his or her work.

Download or read book Hip Hop History For Kids written by A D Largie and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-28 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hip Hop B-Boy and his sister Hip Hop B-Girl have a problem, they are broke and it's not a joke. They know they can do so much more even though they are poor, they believe in themselves even if the world says no.The needed to express themselves so they dug deep into their soul to reveal a culture that the world would forever know. The name of this culture is called Hip Hop. Now Hip Hop B-boy and B-girl is on a mission to overcome poverty and change the world by harnessing the power of their art and culture.BOOK FEATURES: Beautiful illustrations-Swag-Hip Hop Hair-Breakdancing-RhymingBOOK BENEFITS: -How to overcome adversity-The power of believing in themselves-To be proud of their culture and history-How not to be discourage by disappointment-How to using ideas to solve problems-The concept that everything physical starts out being mental-How to realize their desires through creativity and persistence -The concept of creating value through their idea-The importance of understanding business-Hip Hop History-The evolution of Hip Hop-Black HistoryThis book is a great read as a family before bedtime.The kids will enjoy the characters visuals and cool Rhymes in the book and learned some valuable lessons at the same time.AUTHOR COMMENTS: As a member of the Hip Hop generation and as a parent, Hip Hop was a huge influence on my life in high school and college. Admittedly, I don't listen to much of the Rap Music today but it doesn't take away from the incredible way that Hip Hop affected the world in just a couple generations. This book is a wholesome way to introduce Hip Hop history and art of not just Rap but all the 5 elements of Hip Hop to children. The story explains the impact and art created by poor kids from the Bronx, New York in the late 1970's and how it became the Hip Hop business of today in a simple beautifully illustrated way that kids can understa