Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (Puffin Modern Classics)

2004-04-12 Juvenile Fiction

Author : Eleanor Coerr
Release : 2004-04-12
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 137/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (Puffin Modern Classics) written by Eleanor Coerr. This book was released on 2004-04-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An extraordinary book, one no reader will fail to find compelling and unforgettable.” —Booklist, starred review The star of her school’s running team, Sadako is lively and athletic…until the dizzy spells start. Then she must face the hardest race of her life—the race against time. Based on a true story, Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes celebrates the courage that makes one young woman a heroine in Japan. "[The] story speaks directly to young readers of the tragedy of Sadako's death and, in its simplicity, makes a universal statement for 'peace in the world.” —The Horn Book "The story is told tenderly but with neither a morbid nor a sentimental tone: it is direct and touching." —BCCB

Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes

2009-01-09 Atomic bomb

Author : Eleanor Coerr
Release : 2009-01-09
Genre : Atomic bomb
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Book Rating : 688/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes written by Eleanor Coerr. This book was released on 2009-01-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Complete Story of Sadako Sasaki

2020-04-07 Juvenile Nonfiction

Author : Masahiro Sasaki
Release : 2020-04-07
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 698/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Complete Story of Sadako Sasaki written by Masahiro Sasaki. This book was released on 2020-04-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY) Winner** **Middle School Book of the Year-- Northern Lights Book Awards** **Skipping Stones Honor Award Winner** For the first time, middle readers can learn the complete story of the courageous girl whose life, which ended through the effects of war, inspired a worldwide call for peace. In this book, author Sue DiCicco and Sadako's older brother Masahiro tell her complete story in English for the first time--how Sadako's courage throughout her illness inspired family and friends, and how she became a symbol of all people, especially children, who suffer from the impact of war. Her life and her death carry a message: we must have a wholehearted desire for peace and be willing to work together to achieve it. Sadako Sasaki was two years old when the atomic bomb was dropped on her city of Hiroshima at the end of World War II. Ten years later, just as life was starting to feel almost normal again, this athletic and enthusiastic girl was fighting a war of a different kind. One of many children affected by the bomb, she had contracted leukemia. Patient and determined, Sadako set herself the task of folding 1000 paper cranes in the hope that her wish to be made well again would be granted. Illustrations and personal family photos give a glimpse into Sadako's life and the horrors of war. Proceeds from this book are shared equally between The Sadako Legacy NPO and The Peace Crane Project.

One Thousand Paper Cranes

2012-01-25 Young Adult Nonfiction

Author : Takayuki Ishii
Release : 2012-01-25
Genre : Young Adult Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 340/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book One Thousand Paper Cranes written by Takayuki Ishii. This book was released on 2012-01-25. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Mieko and the Fifth Treasure

2003-04-14 Juvenile Fiction

Author : Eleanor Coerr
Release : 2003-04-14
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 050/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Mieko and the Fifth Treasure by : Eleanor Coerr

Download or read book Mieko and the Fifth Treasure written by Eleanor Coerr. This book was released on 2003-04-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, Mieko's nearby village was turned into ruins, and her hand was badly injured. Mieko loves to do calligraphy more than anything, but now she can barely hold a paintbrush. And she feels as if she has lost something that she can't paint without-the legendary fifth treasure, beauty in the heart. Then she is sent to live with her grandparents and must go to a new school. But Mieko is brave and eventually learns that time and patience can help with many things, and may even help her find the fifth treasure.

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