The Roots of Rap
16 Bars on the 4 Pillars of Hip-Hop
- Board Book
26 pages
- Release Date
8 February 2022
Summary
“Carole Boston Weatherford, once again, delivers a resounding testament and reminder, that hip-hop is a flavorful slice of a larger cultural cake. And to be hip-hop-to truly be it-we must remember that we are also funk, jazz, soul, folktale, and poetry. We must remember that … we are who we are!” - Jason Reynolds, New York Times best-selling author
“Starting with its attention-getting cover, this picture book does an excellent job of capturing the essence of rap … This tribut…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781499812046 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1499812043 |
| Author: | Carole Boston Weatherford, Frank Morrison |
| Publisher: | Little Bee Books Inc. |
| Imprint: | Little Bee Books Inc. |
| Format: | Board Book |
| Number of Pages: | 26 |
| Release Date: | 8 February 2022 |
| Weight: | 320g |
| Dimensions: | 178mm x 178mm x 15mm |
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About The Author
Carole Boston Weatherford
Carole Boston Weatherford (Author)
Carole Boston Weatherford has written many award-winning books for children, including Coretta Scott King winner RESPECT: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul; Newbery Honor winner BOX: Henry Box Brown Mails Himself to Freedom; Caldecott Honor winners Freedom in Congo Square; Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer; and Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom, as well as Golden Kite Award winners Dear Mr. Rosenwald; Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library; and The Roots of Rap. She is currently a professor of English at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina where she created a hip-hop course.
Frank Morrison (Illustrator)
Frank Morrison was born in Massachusetts and moved to New Jersey at an early age. He grew up during the early days of rap music, graffiti, and break dancing. A well-known graffiti artist and also an accomplished break-dancer, he was actually part of the Sugar Hill Gang’s dance entourage. It was during one of the group’s European tours that he got a chance to visit the Louvre in Paris and was so intrigued by all the magnificent art that he decided to return to his roots and become an artist. His talent and hard work paid off with over 20 illustrated children’s books, including the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award winner, Jazzy Miz Mozetta; Coretta Scott King winner RESPECT: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul; and the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor book, Little Melba and Her Big Trombone.
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