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Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes Author: Hiroshima-born Sadako is lively and athletic--the star of her school's running team. And then the dizzy spells start. Soon gravely ill with leukemia, the "atom bomb disease," Sadako faces her future with spirit and bravery. Recalling a Japanese legend, Sadako sets to work folding paper cranes. For the legend holds that if a sick person folds one... more »
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Great book!!!!! Very sad....... But great!
Michelle P. (SouthernChelz) reviewed Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes on + 216 more book reviews
A wonderful book about a girl with courage and hope. Her life is cut short due to the atomic bomb. An excellent addition to a WWII unit study.
I loved this book when we read it in my third grade class, and I've read it a few times since then. It's a beautiful, but sad story.
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Sadako, Sasaki, 1943-1955 (Primary Character)
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- Children's Books >> History >> Military & Wars
- Children's Books >> People & Places >> Social Issues >> Death & Dying >> Fiction
- Children's Books >> People & Places >> Social Issues >> Death & Dying >> Nonfiction
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- Children's Books >> Ages 9-12 >> General
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