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filter by age group by selecting it from the drop-down box and
clicking "select." Laban Carrick Taylor III Roaring Brook Clive
Campbell, the soon to be DJ Kool Herc, was a Jamaican boy living
in a desolate neighborhood in the South Bronx who dreamed of
rocking the party. Eventually Herc's creativity and innovation
would lay the groundwork for the new art form of hip hop. Hill
and Taylor's book is a vibrant mix of playful language, rich
illustration, and legendary lyrics that befits a trailblazer's
biography from the lively mashup culture that is hip hop.
Extensive back matter that includes a timeline round out this
positive and hopeful story on the power of art. Lizzie Nolan.
Jennifer Black HMH (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) Flora, a pig with
a heart born for adventure, gets more than her share as part of
a shipwrecked expedition