{"product_id":"how-sweet-the-sound-carole-boston-weatherford-9781481472067","title":"How Sweet the Sound: The Story of Amazing Grace","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn incredibly moving picture book biography of the man behind the hymn \"Amazing Grace\" and the living legacy of the song by \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Carole Boston Weatherford and award-winning illustrator Frank Morrison.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGrateful, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThose words became the hymn \"Amazing Grace,\" a song that has lifted the spirit and given comfort across time and all over the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carole Boston Weatherford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1481472062\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781481472067\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atheneum Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.25h x 11.38w x 0.44d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e195142 \/ How Sweet the Sound: The Story of Amazing Grace\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2018 pg. 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/19\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2018 pg. 157\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2018 pg. 195 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw","brand":"Carole Boston Weatherford","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43987756908799,"sku":"9781481472067","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cd9450c5-1328-4818-aedc-975508716099.jpg?v=1683290799","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/how-sweet-the-sound-carole-boston-weatherford-9781481472067","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}