Hip Hop Speaks to Children: A Celebration of Poetry with a Beat edited by Nikki Giovanni (Audio Book)

Summary
This is a compilation of poems by Nikki Grimes that have rhyme and rhythm. Poets and songwriters such as Langston Hughes, Kayne West, W.E.B. DuBois, Paul Lawrence Dunbar, Lauren Hill, Mos Def, and A Tribe Called Quest are included along with colorful vibrant pictures. From Hughes' elegant gospel, "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" to Elosie Greenfield's playful poem, "Books," there is a poem in here that is sure to reach everyone. There are more than 50 poems, 30 of which have performances on an accompanying CD (some performed by the author's themselves)! Children and adults alike will find themselves tapping along to the beat!

Discussion Questions
1. Which poem "spoke" to you the most? Why? Which poem was the most interesting? Why? Which poem was the funniest? Why? Which poem was the saddest? Why? Which poem really made you think? Why?
2. In Hip Hop Speaks to Children, there are poems about reading, words, and school. Which one do you most relate with? Why? (Poems include: Oh, Words; Books; For Word; from Principal's Office)

Other Books to Check Out
Poetry Speaks to Children edited by Elise Paschen and Dominique Raccah
Poetry Speaks Who I Am with CD: Poems of Discovery, Inspiration, Independence, and Everything Else by edited by Elise Paschen and Dominique Raccah

APA Citation
Giovanni, N. (2008). Hip hop speaks to children: A celebration of poetry with a beat, (Ed.). Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks Inc.