{"product_id":"schomburg-the-man-who-built-a-library-paperback","title":"Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarole Boston Weatherford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEric Velasquez\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn luminous paintings and arresting poems, two of children's literature's top African-American scholars track Arturo Schomburg's quest to correct history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhere is our historian to give us our side? \u003c\/i\u003eArturo asked. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmid the scholars, poets, authors, and artists of the Harlem Renaissance stood an Afro-Puerto Rican named Arturo Schomburg. This law clerk's life's passion was to collect books, letters, music, and art from Africa and the African diaspora and bring to light the achievements of people of African descent through the ages. When Schomburg's collection became so big it began to overflow his house (and his wife threatened to mutiny), he turned to the New York Public Library, where he created and curated a collection that was the cornerstone of a new Negro Division. A century later, his groundbreaking collection, known as the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, has become a beacon to scholars all over the world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarole Boston Weatherford, \u003c\/b\u003e a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author and poet, was named the 2019 \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Children's Book Guild Nonfiction Award winner. Her numerous books for children include the Coretta Scott King Author Award winner \u003ci\u003eUnspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Floyd Cooper; the Caldecott Honor Books \u003ci\u003eMoses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Kadir Nelson, and \u003ci\u003eVoice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Ekua Holmes, which was also a Robert F. Sibert Honor Book; and the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eSchomburg: The Man Who Built a Library\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Eric Velasquez. Carole Boston Weatherford lives in North Carolina. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric Velasquez\u003c\/b\u003e is the illustrator of numerous books for children, including several previous collaborations with Carole Boston Weatherford. He won the John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award for his illustrations of\u003ci\u003e The Piano Man, \u003c\/i\u003ewritten by Debbi Chocolate. Eric Velasquez is also the author-illustrator of the Pura Belpré Illustrator Award-winning \u003ci\u003eGrandma's Gift.\u003c\/i\u003e Born in Harlem, he lives and works in Hartsdale, New York.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.1 x 11.6 x 9.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 06, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771714928928,"sku":"9781536208979","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/380d3abd8787bb62227c62a5563236f8.webp?v=1780391543","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/schomburg-the-man-who-built-a-library-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}