{"product_id":"the-president-sang-amazing-grace-zoe-mulford-9781944903848","title":"The President Sang Amazing Grace: A Book about Finding Grace After Unspeakable Tragedy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis picture book about President Barack Obama singing with a grieving nation after the Charleston church shooting \"represents an important moment in U.S. history\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen nine people were killed in a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina, in 2015, the nation grieved as one, and when President Barack Obama sang \"Amazing Grace\" during his eulogy for Reverend Clementa Pinckney, it was acknowledged as one of the most powerful moments of his presidency.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSinger\/songwriter \u003cb\u003eZoe Mulford\u003c\/b\u003e was so moved that she wrote the song \"The President Sang Amazing Grace,\" which was sung by \u003cb\u003eJoan Baez\u003c\/b\u003e and illustrated by filmmaker and painter \u003cb\u003eJeff Scher\u003c\/b\u003e for a video that has been viewed countless times. This book presents the lyrics to the song, Scher's paintings, excerpts from Obama's eulogy, biographies of those who were killed, historical context, and sheet music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Zoe Mulford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1944903844\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781944903848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry N. Abrams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/24\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.10h x 10.20w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/23\/2019 pg. 1","brand":"Zoe Mulford","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44051836272895,"sku":"9781944903848","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_be6ed735-b5b3-4ac3-bf26-5b8ae5ca2be9.jpg?v=1685015459","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-president-sang-amazing-grace-zoe-mulford-9781944903848","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}