When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop
by Laban Carrick Hill and Theodore Taylor, III
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- 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
- Lists With This Book
- African American Experience
- Social Science, Gr. 3
- Black Boy Joy
Our Original Resources 5
Meet-the-Author 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
Created by TeachingBooks
Nonfiction Read and Respond Customizable Lesson
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 7
Audio Name Pronunciation with Laban Carrick Hill
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Theodore Taylor, III
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Theodore Taylor, III
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Theodore Taylor, III
Created by The Brown Bookshelf
Interview with Theodore Taylor, III
Created by NPR
Interview with Theodore Taylor, III
Created by National Book Festival
Interview with Laban Carrick Hill
Created by Write the Book
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Nonfiction Read and Respond Customizable Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Reader's Theater Script from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2016
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award 2016
Activity Guide from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2016
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award 2016
Discussion Guide from Coretta Scott King Book Awards
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Awards & Distinctions 3
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2019
New Talent Winner, 2014
Notable Children's Books, 1995-2019
Commended, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
City Selection, 2013
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