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One Thousand Paper Cranes : The Story of Sadako and the Children's Peace Statue by Ishii Takayuki (2001, Uk-Trade Paper)
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Author:Ishii TakayukiItem Height:0.3 inBook Title:One Thousand Paper Cranes : the Story of Sadako and the Children's Peace StatueGrade To:UPPublisher:Random House Children's BooksSynopsis: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.Format:Uk-Trade PaperLC Classification Number:RJ416.L4Features:ReprintIntended Audience:Young Adult AudienceTopic:People & Places / Asia, History / Military & Wars, History / AsiaNumber of Pages:112 PagesItem Width:4.2 inGrade From:Seventh GradeISBN-13:9780440228431Item Weight:2.3 Ozbrand:Random House Children's BooksItem Length:7 inLanguage:EnglishPublication Year:2001Illustrator:Yesgtin13:9780440228431Edition Description:ReprintGenre:Juvenile Nonfiction, Young Adult NonfictionISBN-10:0440228433