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Nonfiction<br />
August<br />
Out Of Slavery<br />
The Journey to Amazing Grace<br />
Linda Granfield<br />
Illustrated by Janet Wilson<br />
Previously titled Amazing Grace: The Story of the Hymn<br />
Selected as a Best Book (Non-fiction) by Quill & Quire<br />
The story of slavery,<br />
a man, and the world’s<br />
most beloved hymn<br />
978-0-88776-915-3<br />
EAN: 9780887769153<br />
US $15.95 / CAN $17.99<br />
Juvenile NF – Biography – Historical<br />
Juvenile NF – Music – History<br />
All Ages 40 pages 8 x 10<br />
Hardcover<br />
Rights: World<br />
12 carton JNF007020 JNF036020<br />
On Sale: 8/11/2009<br />
John Newton led a rich life. He was a God-fearing man and a<br />
successful seafaring trader; his cargo was a lucrative business, for<br />
his wares were human beings. In 1748, Newton’s ship, the<br />
Greyhound, sailed the triangular trade route from Liverpool to<br />
Africa and on to Antigua as it had many times before. But on one<br />
journey, at the height of the slave trade, a storm raged. Feeling all<br />
was lost, Newton prayed that if he were spared, he would leave the<br />
cruel world of slave trading behind forever. That night, Newton’s<br />
prayers were answered, and true to his word, he turned his back<br />
on the slave trade. In fact, he went on to become an ardent<br />
abolitionist. Among Newton’s many achievements, his greatest<br />
legacy would be the most beloved hymn of all: “Amazing Grace.”<br />
Out of Slavery: The Journey to Amazing Grace is the story of slavery as<br />
well as the man and the hymn.<br />
LINDA GRANFIELD is the award-winning author of nearly twenty-five<br />
nonfiction titles for young readers. Known for her meticulous research,<br />
as well as her fine writing, Granfield’s books include In Flanders Fields: the<br />
Story of the Poem by John McCrae and High Flight: A Story of World War II. Linda<br />
Granfield grew up in Boston and now makes her home in Toronto.<br />
JANET WILSON is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art. Her<br />
illustrations have appeared in numerous magazines and picture books,<br />
including In Flanders Fields: The Story of the Poem by John McCrae, which won<br />
the inaugural Red Cedar Award for Nonfiction and the Municipal<br />
Chapter I.O.D.E. Award for Children’s <strong>Books</strong>. She lives in Eden Mills,<br />
Ontario.<br />
PRAISE FOR AMAZING GRACE: THE STORY OF THE HYMN<br />
“The depth of research in the text is admirable and the prose tells the<br />
story without excuses or moralizing. Janet Wilson’s illustrations are<br />
equally exceptional; each page beautifully captures the era without<br />
affectation or melodrama.” Highly Recommended – Children’s Book<br />
Review Annual 1997<br />
10<br />
<strong>Tundra</strong> <strong>Books</strong> | Fall 2009