How Sweet the Sound: The Story of Amazing Grace

by Carole Boston Weatherford

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1481472062
• ISBN13: 9781481472067
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 11.4" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3