The president sang amazing grace : a book about finding grace after unspeakable tragedy / words by Zoe Mulford ; artwork by Jeff Scher ; adapted from the short film, produced by Rick litvin, of the song, performed by Joan Baez.
'Following the 2015 mass shooting that took nine lives in a historic Black church in Charleston, South Carolina, President Obama sang "Amazing grace" to a grieving congregation and nation. Inspired by the event, songwriter Zoe Mulford wrote a song called "The president sang amazing grace."' This picture book features the lyrics of this song and the paintings by filmmaker Jeff Scher, originally created for a short film for the song, performed by Joan Baez. -- front book flap
Record details
- ISBN: 9781944903848
- ISBN: 1944903844
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm
- Publisher: Petaluma, CA : Cameron kids, an imprint of Cameron+Company, [2019]
- Copyright: ©2019.
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Subject: | Mass shootings. Consolation. Bereavement. Eulogies. Charleston (S.C.) Emanuel AME Church (Charleston, S.C.) Obama, Barack. |
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- 2 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Covington Branch | J 364.15234 Mulf (Text) | 33126024377974 | JNonfiction | Available | - |
Erlanger Branch | J 364.15234 Mulf (Text) | 33126024377966 | JNonfiction | Available | - |
Summary:
'Following the 2015 mass shooting that took nine lives in a historic Black church in Charleston, South Carolina, President Obama sang "Amazing grace" to a grieving congregation and nation. Inspired by the event, songwriter Zoe Mulford wrote a song called "The president sang amazing grace."' This picture book features the lyrics of this song and the paintings by filmmaker Jeff Scher, originally created for a short film for the song, performed by Joan Baez. -- front book flap