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