Description
| Product ID: | 9780440228431 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | One Thousand Paper Cranes |
| Subtitle: | The Story of Sadako and the Children's Peace Statue |
| Authors: | Author: Ishii Takayuki |
| Page Count: | 112 |
| Subjects: | Educational: Geography, Educational: Geography, Educational: History, Educational: History, Asia |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group |
| Publisher Name: | Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2001-01-09 |
