One Thousand Paper Cranes : The Story of Sadako and the Children's Peace Statue by Ishii Takayuki (2001, Uk-Trade Paper)-image
One Thousand Paper Cranes : The Story of Sadako and the Children's Peace Statue by Ishii Takayuki (2001, Uk-Trade Paper)-image

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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Topic: People & Places / Asia, History / Military & Wars, History / Asia Features: Reprint Illustrator: Yes Book Title: One Thousand Paper Cranes : the Story of Sadako and the Children's Peace Statue Number of Pages: 112 Pages Publisher: Random House Children's Books Item Weight: 2.3 Oz Item Length: 7 in gtin13: 9780440228431 Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction, Young Adult Nonfiction brand: Random House Children's Books Grade From: Seventh Grade Synopsis: 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. Grade To: UP Format: Uk-Trade Paper Publication Year: 2001 LC Classification Number: RJ416.L4 Item Width: 4.2 in Author: Ishii Takayuki Language: English ISBN-13: 9780440228431 ISBN-10: 0440228433 Item Height: 0.3 in Edition Description: Reprint Intended Audience: Young Adult Audience

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