How Sweet the Sound: The Story of Amazing Grace

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 05/01/2018
ISBN: 9781481472067
Pages: 48
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 11.25h x 11.38w x 0.44d

Review Citations: Booklist 02/01/2018 pg. 46
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2018
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2018
Publishers Weekly 03/19/2018
School Library Journal 04/01/2018 pg. 157
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 pg. 195 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 195142 / How Sweet the Sound: The Story of Amazing Grace
Reading Level: 3.3 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5