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One Thousand Paper Cranes

by Takayuki Ishii
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The inspirational story of the Japanese national campaign to build the Children's Peace Statue honoring Sadako and hundreds of other children who died as a result of the bombing of Hiroshima.
Ten years after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Sadako Sasaki died as a result of atomic bomb disease. Sadako's determination to fold one thousand paper cranes and her courageous struggle with her illness inspired her classmates. After her death, they started a national campaign to build the Children's Peace Statue to remember Sadako and the many other children who were victims of the Hiroshima bombing. On top of the statue is a girl holding a large crane in her outstretched arms. Today in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, this statue of Sadako is beautifully decorated with thousands of paper cranes given by people throughout the world.
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Publisher: Random House Children's Books

Kindle Book

  • Release date: January 25, 2012

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  • ISBN: 9780307806345
  • Release date: January 25, 2012

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9780307806345
  • File size: 2646 KB
  • Release date: January 25, 2012

Formats

Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

subjects

History Geography Young Adult Nonfiction

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:7.4
Lexile® Measure:1010
Interest Level:4-8(MG)
Text Difficulty:6-8

The inspirational story of the Japanese national campaign to build the Children's Peace Statue honoring Sadako and hundreds of other children who died as a result of the bombing of Hiroshima.
Ten years after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Sadako Sasaki died as a result of atomic bomb disease. Sadako's determination to fold one thousand paper cranes and her courageous struggle with her illness inspired her classmates. After her death, they started a national campaign to build the Children's Peace Statue to remember Sadako and the many other children who were victims of the Hiroshima bombing. On top of the statue is a girl holding a large crane in her outstretched arms. Today in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, this statue of Sadako is beautifully decorated with thousands of paper cranes given by people throughout the world.
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History Geography Young Adult Nonfiction