Bibliograph

How sweet the sound, the story of Amazing grace, Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Frank Morrison

Type

Label

How sweet the sound, the story of Amazing grace, Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Frank Morrison

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

AD600L, Lexile

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

How sweet the sound

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

974213133

Responsibility statement

Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Frank Morrison

Sub title

the story of Amazing grace

Summary

An incredibly moving picture book biography of the man behind the hymn "Amazing Grace" and the living legacy of the song Caldecott Honorwinning 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 prayedand 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

Target audience

juvenile

Classification