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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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Format:Uk-Trade PaperItem Width:4.2 inGrade To:UPLanguage:EnglishLC Classification Number:RJ416.L4Edition Description:ReprintSynopsis: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.Publisher:Random House Children's BooksFeatures:ReprintGenre:Juvenile Nonfiction, Young Adult NonfictionAuthor:Ishii TakayukiItem Length:7 inbrand:Random House Children's BooksPublication Year:2001Item Weight:2.3 OzIllustrator:YesGrade From:Seventh GradeTopic:People & Places / Asia, History / Military & Wars, History / AsiaBook Title:One Thousand Paper Cranes : the Story of Sadako and the Children's Peace StatueISBN-10:0440228433gtin13:9780440228431Number of Pages:112 PagesItem Height:0.3 inIntended Audience:Young Adult AudienceISBN-13:9780440228431