John Newton: A Slave Set Free

by Irene Howat

John stood and watched as some of the largest waves he had ever seen threw themselves at the ship. Very little stood between the young slave ship captain and death - and he knew it. His panic and fear... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1857928342
• ISBN13: 9781857928341
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: CF4kids
• Length: 137 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.4" x 7.2"
• Age Range: 8 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 9

Customer Reviews

Farily good, but nothing's like the original autobiography

We purchased this book to read aloud as a family. We're only about three-fourths of the way through, but I must admit I'd prefer to be reading Out of the Depths, Newton's own autobiography. Granted, the original would probably be too hard for my 9 and 7 year olds to understand, but I'm confident that my 11 and 13 year olds would do fine with it. A Slave Set Free opens a little awkwardly in the present day. In the first chapter, two boys named Chris and James end up doing some exploration on their computer about the history of slavery. In the second chapter John Newton's story begins. Though we haven't finished the entire book, it doesn't appear that the author returns to the modern-day Chris and James computer scene. Anyhow, my boys are all enjoying it. The author does a good job depicting slave conditions on the ships. My nine year old was moved to tears listening to one of the passages. Overall, a good book. I've always been happy with Christian Focus Publications. Author Irene Howat also wrote the "Ten Boys/Girls Who..." series, which my kids have really enjoyed.