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A John Steptoe New Talent Award Winner
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.
ASIN : 1596435402
Publisher : Roaring Brook Press; Illustrated edition (August 27, 2013)
Language : English
Hardcover : 32 pages
ISBN-10 : 9781596435407
ISBN-13 : 978-1596435407
Reading age : 6 – 10 years
Lexile measure : AD770L
Grade level : Preschool – Kindergarten
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 10.15 x 0.3 x 10.05 inches
Customers say
Customers find the book’s illustrations beautiful, vibrant, and fitting well with the story. They find it a great way to introduce hip-hop history and culture to young readers. The story is inspiring and children can tell their stories or learn key elements through rap. Readers describe the book as informative, useful, and a smart work of art. The text is clear and wonderful.
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