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Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
Author: Eleanor Coerr, Ronald Himler (Illustrator)
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, an aftereffect of the atom bomb that fell on her city when she was only an infant, Sadako approaches her illness as she did her running -- with irrepressible spirit. Recalling a Japanese lege...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780439227858
ISBN-10: 0439227852
Publication Date: 1/2000
Pages: 79
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5 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: Puffin Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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SouthernChelz avatar reviewed Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes on + 216 more book reviews
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This is a great book. My children were really interested in reading more about the bombing of Japan when were through. We are doing a WWII unit study so this fit right in with our book list. They have a section in the back that gives instructions for making origami cranes.
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reviewed Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes on + 3352 more book reviews
A story that will raise lots of questions in the minds of young readers. The answering of them will help adults understand, too.
rubyjewlcold avatar reviewed Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes on + 37 more book reviews
A great book, small with large print and pictures every other page. Great for children, but can be read by adults too.
reviewed Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes on + 12 more book reviews
Great book!!!!! Very sad....... But great!
SouthernChelz avatar 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.
reviewed Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes on + 21 more book reviews
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.
reviewed Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes on + 57 more book reviews
Based on a true story about a girl that was born in Hiroshima, Japan. She developes Leukemia from the radiation and recalls a Japanese legend. So she sets out to fold 1000 paper cranes. Good book we enjoyed reading about the Japanese customs.
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This is a sad story, but it is inspiring how Sadako did not give up hope and kept fighting till her last days.
grammyteach avatar reviewed Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes on + 192 more book reviews
I love this beautiful, inspiring story!
CD0927 avatar reviewed Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes on + 39 more book reviews
I loved this book when I read it for the first time as a child & I loved it reading it again as an adult. It really puts a human face on the after effects of war.

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