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 was... read more
27 Total Resources 4 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Area
- African American
Year Published 2013
Word Count 1,085
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 770L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 160233
- 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
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Theodore Taylor, III about When the Beat Was Born
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Laban Carrick Hill
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Theodore Taylor, III
Created by TeachingBooks
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Laban Carrick Hill
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Theodore Taylor, III
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 9
Meet-the-Author Recording with Theodore Taylor, III
Created by TeachingBooks
Texas Bluebonnet Award Acceptance Speech by Laban Carrick Hill
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award
Texas Bluebonnet Award Acceptance Speech by Theodore Taylor, III
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award
Interview with Theodore Taylor, III
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award
Interview with Laban Carrick Hill
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award
Interview with Theodore Taylor, III
Created by Library of Congress
Interview with Theodore Taylor, III
Created by The Brown Bookshelf
Interview with Theodore Taylor, III
Created by NPR
Interview with Laban Carrick Hill
Created by Write the Book
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Reader's Theater Script from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2016
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award 2016
Teaching Ideas from Reading to Kids
Created by Reading to Kids
Discussion Guide from Coretta Scott King Book Awards
Created by Coretta Scott King Book Awards
Activity Guide from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2016
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award 2016
Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Texas Bluebonnet Award
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award
Awards & Distinctions 4
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2021
New Talent Winner, 2014
Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2014
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2020
Selection, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
City Selection, 2013
Images courtesy of publishers, organizations, and sometimes their Twitter handles.