Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
$13.55
- Paperback
64 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2002
Summary
The Girl Who Folded Hope: Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
Twelve-year-old Sadako Sasaki, once the vibrant star of her school’s running team, faced a devastating challenge when dizzy spells signaled a grave illness: leukemia, a consequence of the atomic bomb that struck her city when she was just two.
Approaching her illness with the same irrepressible spirit she brought to running, Sadako turned to a Japanese legend. It promised that a sick person who folded a thousand …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780733617324 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0733617328 |
| Author: | Eleanor Coerr |
| Publisher: | Hachette Australia |
| Imprint: | Lothian Children's Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 64 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2002 |
| Weight: | 70g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 5mm |
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About The Author
Eleanor Coerr
Eleanor Coerr lived in Japan for several years and heard about Sadako and the thousand paper cranes from young friends in Hiroshima. She decided to write a book about the brave Japanese girl. The author’s friends in both Japan and the United States helped search for more information about the Sasaki family.
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