{"product_id":"schomburg-el-hombre-que-creo-una-biblioteca","title":"Schomburg: El hombre que creó una biblioteca","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEntre los eruditos, poetas, autores y artistas del Renacimiento de Harlem, se alzaba la figura de un afropuertorriqueño llamado Arturo Schomburg. La pasión de su vida era coleccionar libros, cartas, música y arte de África y su diáspora, y dar a conocer al mundo los logros de los descendientes de África. Cuando su colección creció tanto que amenazaba con desbordarse dentro de su casa, recurrió a la Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePor medio luminosas pinturas y un texto cautivador, do de los mas destacados expertos afroamericanos de la literatura infantil trazan el trayecto de Arturo Schomburg y su misión para corregir y expandir el registro histórico para futuras generaciones.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmid the scholars, poets, authors, and artists of the Harlem Renaissance stood an Afro–Puerto Rican named Arturo Schomburg. This law clerk’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. 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarole Boston Weatherford\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebest-selling author and poet,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewas named the 2025 Children’s Literature Legacy Award winner. She was also named the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2019 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWashington Post\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChildren’s Book Guild Nonfiction Award winner. Her numerous books for children include the Newbery Honor Book \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBox: Henry Box Brown Mails Himself to Freedom,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eillustrated by Michele Wood; the Coretta Scott King Author Award winner \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eUnspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, illustrated by Floyd Cooper; the Robert F. Sibert Honor Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eVoice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, illustrated by Ekua Holmes; and the critically acclaimed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSchomburg: The Man Who Built a Library\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOutspoken: Paul Robeson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAhead of His Time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, both illustrated by Eric Velasquez. Carole Boston Weatherford lives in Maryland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eEric Velasquez\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Piano Man,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewritten by Debbi Chocolate. Eric Velasquez is also the author-illustrator of the Pura Belpré Illustrator Award–winning \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGrandma’s Gift.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Born in Harlem, he lives and works in Hartsdale, New York.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-nostyle a-vertical a-spacing-none detail-bullet-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpanish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePrint length ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e48 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eItem Weight ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2.31 pounds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eReading age ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8 - 12 years\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDimensions ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9.81 x 0.16 x 11.88 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eGrade level ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3 - 7\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49977098698991,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0060\/8134\/7702\/files\/Screenshot_24-6-2026_11148_www.amazon.com.jpg?v=1782314085","url":"https:\/\/schomburgshop.com\/products\/schomburg-el-hombre-que-creo-una-biblioteca","provider":"The Schomburg Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}