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Schomburg : the man who built a library

Weatherford, Carole Boston 1956- (author.). Butler, Ron, Jr., (narrator.). Findaway World, LLC. (Added Author).

Summary: Where is our historian to give us our side? Arturo asked. Amid 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.

Item details

ISBN: 9781094255200
ISBN: 1094255203
ISBN: 9780763680466
Physical Description: print
1 audio-enabled book (37 pages) : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Edition: [Wonderbook edition].
Publisher: Solon, Ohio : Findaway World, LLC, 2019.

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Release date supplied by publisher. Print book published: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2017. Audiobook originally released by Dreamscape Media. Issued as a Wonderbook, a pre-loaded audiobook player permanently attached to a hardcover book. Powered by a rechargeable battery; USB charger required for recharging. Audiobook player has 2 modes. Read-Along mode narrates the story. Learning mode asks questions related to the story.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (page 43).
Participant or Performer Note:	Read by Ron Butler.
Target Audience Note:	Grades 3-6.
Awards Note:	School Library Journal's Best Books, 2017