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
28 Total Resources 4 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 1-5
- 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
- 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 7
Meet-the-Illustrator 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
Story Map 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-Illustrator 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 7
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map 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, 1970-2022
New Talent Winner, 2014
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 2014
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2022
Selection, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
City Selection, 2013
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