When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop
by Laban Carrick Hill and Theodore Taylor, III
A John Steptoe New Talent Award Winner
Before there was hip hop, there... read more
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- Grade
- 1-6
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2013
Word Count 1,085
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 770L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 160233, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Music
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Rap musicians--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Rap musicians
- DJ Kool Herc
- Kool DJ Herc--Juvenile literature
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Disc jockeys
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Music | Rap & Hip Hop
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Music
- Disc jockeys--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- United States
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Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Theodore Taylor, III about When the Beat Was Born
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Laban Carrick Hill
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Theodore Taylor, III
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Reader's Theater Script from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2016
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Teaching Ideas from Reading to Kids
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Activity Guide from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2016
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Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Texas Bluebonnet Award
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Awards & Distinctions 4
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
New Talent Winner, 2014
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2014
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
City Selection, 2013
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