Hip Hop Speaks to Children: A Celebration of Poetry with a Beat [Mixed media product]

<p><strong>A <em>NEW YORK TIMES</em>BESTSELLER AND INCLUDED IN THE <em>BOOKLIST</em>TOP 10 ART BOOKS FOR YOUTH! Perfect for fans of <em>A B to Jay-Z</em>and Nikki Giovanni who are seeking modern hip hop poetry books for kids.</strong></p><p><strong>Our consensus is <em>Hip Hop Speaks to Children</em>is the most essential poetry purchase to make this year.<br></strong>The poetry is enough.<br>The illustrations are enough.<br>The CD is enough.<br>Together, this <strong>book is a treasure of which you cannot get enough</strong>.<br>We shall accomplish much this year. Children will be encouraged to put their words to poetry and beats. Teachers will be encouraged to allow the artists to speak to children.<br><em>—Diane Chen, School Library Journal blog "Practically Paradise"</em></p><p><strong>Hip Hop Speaks to Children is a celebration of poetry with a beat.</strong></p><p>Poetry can have both a rhyme and a rhythm. Sometimes it is obvious; sometimes it is hidden. But either way, make no mistake, poetry is as vibrant and exciting as it gets. And when you find yourself clapping your hands or tapping your feet, you know you've found poetry with a beat!</p><p>Like <em>Poetry Speaks to Children</em>, the New York Times Bestselling classic poetry book and CD that started it all, <em>Hip Hop Speaks to Children</em>is meant to be the beginning of a journey of discovery.</p><p><strong>READ </strong>more than 50 remarkable poems and songs!</p><p><strong>HEAR</strong>poetry's rhymes and rhythms from Queen Latifah to Gwendolyn Brooks, Langston Hughes to A Tribe Called Quest and more! * Also hear part of Martin Luther Kind's original "I Have a Dream" speech, followed by the remarkable live performance of the speech by Nikki Giovanni, Oni Lasana and Val Gray Ward. * The<ló+