Schomburg: the Man Who Built a Library (Paperback)
Schomburg: the Man Who Built a Library by Carole Weatherford is a story about an unsung intellectual hero. The pages of this book describe his journey to document the contributions people of African descent made in human history.
The profoundly beautiful illustrations display the main character and stories of heroes of African descent with both power and grace. The book gives great detail about a man who saw books and knowledge as weapons to disrupt negative stereotypes about people of African descent. He also believed history should be a tool to inspire people become agents of change in the world in the present context.
For children who read this book, they will encounter an exemplar of intellectual excellence who went to great depth to uncover the truth about people of the African World.
Schomburg: the Man Who Built a Library by Carole Weatherford is a story about an unsung intellectual hero. The pages of this book describe his journey to document the contributions people of African descent made in human history.
The profoundly beautiful illustrations display the main character and stories of heroes of African descent with both power and grace. The book gives great detail about a man who saw books and knowledge as weapons to disrupt negative stereotypes about people of African descent. He also believed history should be a tool to inspire people become agents of change in the world in the present context.
For children who read this book, they will encounter an exemplar of intellectual excellence who went to great depth to uncover the truth about people of the African World.
Schomburg: the Man Who Built a Library by Carole Weatherford is a story about an unsung intellectual hero. The pages of this book describe his journey to document the contributions people of African descent made in human history.
The profoundly beautiful illustrations display the main character and stories of heroes of African descent with both power and grace. The book gives great detail about a man who saw books and knowledge as weapons to disrupt negative stereotypes about people of African descent. He also believed history should be a tool to inspire people become agents of change in the world in the present context.
For children who read this book, they will encounter an exemplar of intellectual excellence who went to great depth to uncover the truth about people of the African World.
