One Thousand Paper Cranes
The Story of Sadako and the Children's Peace Statue
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Word Count
28,000 words, Guess
Page Count
112 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveonethousandpaper00taka
- ISBN-100440228433
- ISBN-139780440228431
- LibraryThing472279
- Better World Books9780440228431
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- Open LibraryOL7520032M
Classifications
- LCCRJ416.L4
Description
Ten years after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Sadako Sasaki died as a result of the Atomic Bomb disease. Sadako's determination to fold one thousand paper cranes, symbolizing her hope for peace, 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 in memory of Sadako and the many other children who were victims of the bombing of Hiroshima
First Sentence
Between 1941 and 1945, Japan was involved in the Second World War, a conflagration that engulfed most of the world.
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