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How Sweet the Sound

by Carole Boston Weatherford
Frank Morrison
ebook
An incredibly moving picture book biography of the man behind the hymn "Amazing Grace" and the living legacy of the song by New York Times bestselling author Carole Boston Weatherford and award-winning illustrator Frank Morrison.
One stormy night at sea, a wayward man named John Newton feared for his life. In his darkest hour he fell to his knees and prayed—and somehow the battered ship survived the storm.

Grateful, he changed his ways and became a minister, yet he still owned a slave ship. But in time, empathy touched his heart. A changed man, he used his powerful words to help end slavery in England.

Those words became the hymn "Amazing Grace," a song that has lifted the spirit and given comfort across time and all over the world.
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Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Kindle Book

  • Release date: May 1, 2018

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781481472074
  • File size: 6 KB
  • Release date: May 1, 2018
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Kindle Book
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Kindle restrictions

subjects

Biography & Autobiography History Juvenile Nonfiction Music

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:3.3
Lexile® Measure:600
Interest Level:K-3(LG)
Text Difficulty:0-2

An incredibly moving picture book biography of the man behind the hymn "Amazing Grace" and the living legacy of the song by New York Times bestselling author Carole Boston Weatherford and award-winning illustrator Frank Morrison.
One stormy night at sea, a wayward man named John Newton feared for his life. In his darkest hour he fell to his knees and prayed—and somehow the battered ship survived the storm.

Grateful, he changed his ways and became a minister, yet he still owned a slave ship. But in time, empathy touched his heart. A changed man, he used his powerful words to help end slavery in England.

Those words became the hymn "Amazing Grace," a song that has lifted the spirit and given comfort across time and all over the world.
Expand title description text
Biography & Autobiography History Juvenile Nonfiction Music