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