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How Sweet the Sound : The Story of Amazing Grace
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How Sweet the Sound : The Story of Amazing Grace Hardcover -

by Weatherford, Carole Boston

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An incredibly moving picture book biography of the man behind the hymn "Amazing Grace" and the living legacy of the song by Caldecott Honor-winning author Weatherford and award-winning illustrator Morrison. Full color.

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Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Used - Good
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  • Title How Sweet the Sound : The Story of Amazing Grace
  • Author Weatherford, Carole Boston
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 48
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 17548116-6
  • ISBN 9781481472067 / 1481472062
  • Weight 1.3 lbs (0.59 kg)
  • Dimensions 11.25 x 11.38 x 0.44 in (28.58 x 28.91 x 1.12 cm)
  • Ages 04 to 08 years
  • Grade levels P - 3
  • Reading level 600
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 18th Century
    • Chronological Period: 1800-1850
    • Cultural Region: British
    • Ethnic Orientation: African
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
    • Topical: Black History
  • Library of Congress subjects Stories in rhyme, Newton, John
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2017003372
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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About the author

Carole Boston Weatherford has written many award-winning books for children, including Kin, illustrated by her son Jeffery and a Coretta Scott King Author Honor recipient; Box, which won a Newbery Honor; Unspeakable, which won the Coretta Scott King Award, a Caldecott Honor, and was a finalist for the National Book Award; Respect: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, winner of the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award; ALA Notable Children's Book You Can Fly; and Caldecott Honor winners Freedom in Congo Square; Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement; and Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom. Carole lives in North Carolina. Visit her at CBWeatherford.com.

Frank Morrison is the award-winning illustrator of many books for young readers, including Jazzy Miz Mozetta, winner of the Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe Award for New Talent; Little Melba and Her Big Trombone, a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor book; Muhammad Ali; and How Sweet the Sound. Before becoming a children's book illustrator and fine artist, Morrison toured the globe as a break-dancer. He lives in Georgia with his family.