Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library

Very well written and illustrated book for children.Excellent in public library and used for teaching as well!

Good message. I love it!

This is a well written and beautifully illustrated book about the life of Arturo Schomburg - the man who had set out to gather books and othermaterials which would feature the lives and achievements of African Americans. Growing up as a child, Arturo soon discovered that there wereno books that dealt with the lives of African Americans or their culture. Arturo felt the need to search and find book that dealt with Afro Americans. This quest soon lead to his accumulating so many books that he ran out of space in his home. Ultimately, this would bring about the founding of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York City.The book keeps the interest of the read throughout each chapter. Additionally this book is a great resource for school age children who mighthave to complete a research paper.

This book is exceptional. While I had never heard of Mr. Schomburg before this book, I’m certain it aligns with his mission to bring the stories of people of African descent into their rightful place in history. I believe it will inspire young readers (and even readers like me, in my 40s) to research other people mentioned in the book and learn more about their lives, accomplishments, and contributions to our world’s rich history. Thank you for sharing Mr. Schomburg’s legacy with me!

I like the fact that he'sPuerto Riqueño!I've heard it told before but now it's I have a book saying so.

Wonderful book of history! I am reading it in my class and the kids love it. They are making connections to the people that Schomburg is hunting for in books with our class studies.

A picture book biography of Schomburg that outlines his extensive research into the history of people of African descent, collection of books on or by those of African descent, and short bios of such people's he uncovered in his research. Eventually he became a well-respected researcher, working to develop a collection at Fisk University, and his own book collection became the foundation for the New York Public Library's Division of Negro History, Literature and Prints.This was <i>WAY</i> longer than I expected. It's pretty much a fully illustrated biography aimed at the middle grade crowd. Don't try to sit down and read this with a child in one sitting. They'll probably lose interest. Broken up into digestible bits, though, it provides an interesting selection of bios of people of African descent and the overarching story of a Puerto Rican immigrant who became instrumental in educating the world about the impact of people of African descent. For that reason, this would be the perfect read for Black History Month. If this doesn't get a Coretta Scott King award I'll be super shocked.

My 4 year old son and I decided to decolonize our book shelf, and add some Afro-Latino books to our collection. This piece was a must have. In a society where Puerto Ricans are invisible, and African peoples are set aside as "less than" this book is a breath of fresh air. The book does precisely what Arturo Schomburg set out to do himself, shed light on African people, all the while giving us an appropriate biography. We need more books like this.

This factual book would be wonderful for exploring how history of different groups of people gets suppressed, in maybe a Year Six class. Schomburg is told as a child that black people have no history and makes it is his life work to prove otherwise. Inspiring, colourful and well researched.