Hello, everyone! Today's book is When The Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc And The Creation Of Hip Hop, written by Laban Carrick Hill and illustrated by Theodore Taylor III, an awesome tale of a revolutionary musical innovator and his contribution to the birth of hip hop. Clive Campbell loved music of every kind, and … Continue reading When The Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc And The Creation Of Hip Hop (Laban Carrick Hill)
Hello, everyone! Today, we're wrapping up our Black History Month series with We March by Shane W. Evans, an account of the 1963 March on Washington written from a child's point of view. Set against the background of the seminal civil rights protest, We March tells the story of one family's experience, presenting the history … Continue reading We March (Shane W. Evans)
Hello everyone! It's Friday, so we are continuing our Black History Month series with today's book, Martin's Big Words: The Life Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., written by Doreen Rappaport and illustrated by Bryan Collier. This picture book biography of Dr. King uses the theme of his "big words," i.e. his powerful writings and … Continue reading Martin’s Big Words: The Life Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Doreen Rappaport)
Hello, friends! As you know, February is Black History Month, so in honor of that, we will be reading a book every Friday that celebrates black heritage and culture, as well as black authors and artists. Today's book is I, Too, Am America, a retelling of a poem by Langston Hughes with a story told … Continue reading I, Too, Am America (Langston Hughes)
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