Hip Hop Speaks to Children with CD

A Celebration of Poetry with a Beat

Alicia Vergel de Dios, Damian Ward, Nikki Giovanni , Kristen Balouch

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Sourcebooks Explore
01 October 2008

Poetry (Children's&YA); Pop music (Children's&YA)

Series: A Poetry Speaks Experience

A groundbreaking new anthology of rhymes and rhythms!

Hip Hop Speaks to Children is a celebration of poetry with a beat. Like Poetry Speaks to Children, the classic book and CD that started it all, it's meant to be the beginning of a journey of discovery. Readers can immerse themselves in 51 selections from 42 poets and performers, and 30 performances on the audio CD, many recorded especially for this collection. Some tracks on the CD are performed by the artists who created them, others are unique interpretations by admiring poets and artists. Hear a musical interpretation of Sterling Brown's poem ""Long Track Blues"" and a youth performance of Elizabeth Swados's poem ""Me"" plus much more!

By: Nikki Giovanni
Illustrated by: Alicia Vergel de Dios, Damian Ward, Kristen Balouch, Jeremy Tugeau
Imprint: Sourcebooks Explore
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 273mm, Width: 241mm, Spine: 38mm
Weight: 594g
ISBN: 9781402210488
ISBN 10: 1402210485
Series: A Poetry Speaks Experience
Pages: 80
Publication Date: 01 October 2008
Recommended Age: From 7 to 14 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

National Book Award nominee, Spoken Word Grammy nominee and New York Times best-selling author Nikki Giovanni leads an advisory board comprised of leading hip hop poet Willie Perdomo, Howard University professor Tony Medina, and music specialist Michele Scott.

Reviews for Hip Hop Speaks to Children with CD: A Celebration of Poetry with a Beat

With appeal for preliterate children, their great grandparents, and every generation between, this will be fun for families to share as they get their groove on. The variety of poetic forms and performance styles...makes this collection an excellent source of material not found together elsewhere. -- Serena M. Augusto-Cox Savvy Verse & Wit (10/14/2008) The beats would make any kid want to get up and dance, and I think the idea of incorporating music with the poetry will keep kids interested. -- Serena M. Augusto-Cox Savvy Verse & Wit (10/14/2008) The beats would make any kid want to get up and dance, and I think the idea of incorporating music with the poetry will keep kids interested. - Savvy Verse & Wit The variety of poetic forms and performance styles...makes this collection an excellent source of material not found together elsewhere. - Kirkus With appeal for preliterate children, their great grandparents, and every generation between, this will be fun for families to share as they get their groove on. - Booklist