| Product Summary | | Format: Hardcover | | ISBN: 9781402210488 | | Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky | | Publish Date: 10/1/2008 | | Buy.com Sku: 207530476 | | Item#: | | Dimensions (in Inches) 10.75H x 9.75L x 0.5T | | Pages: 80 | | Age Range: 12 to 16 |
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| | | With contributions by such artists as Nikki Giovanni, Queen Latifah, and the Sugarhill Gang, this work is a celebration of poetry with a beat. "Hip Hop Speaks to Children" is meant to be the beginning of a journey of discovery. Includes an audio CD. Full color.
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A companion to the author's earlier collection, POETRY SPEAKS TO CHILDREN, this works features verses that are strongly rhythmic. Contributors include Maya Angelou, Mos' Def, Langston Hughes, Queen Latifah, Walter Dean Myers, Elizabeth Swados, and Kanye West. Each book comes packaged with a CD of a selection of the works being performed by the authors themselves. Illustrations accompany the text.
| Author Bio| Nikki Giovanni | | Well known for her poetry for adults, Nikki Giovanni also writes poetry for children. Born Yolande Cornelia Giovanni, Jr., she began attending the University of Nashville when she was 16 years old and later attended the University of Pennsylvania and the Columbia University School of the Arts. Giovanni's work for both adults and children focuses on racial pride and explores her African-American heritage. In addition to her poetry, Giovanni has also written critical essays about James Baldwin and Margaret Walker. |
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