One Thousand Paper Cranes

One Thousand Paper Cranes
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Publisher : Laurel Leaf
Total Pages : 111
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ISBN-10 : 9780440228431
ISBN-13 : 0440228433
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Book Synopsis One Thousand Paper Cranes by : Takayuki Ishii

Download or read book One Thousand Paper Cranes written by Takayuki Ishii and published by Laurel Leaf. This book was released on 2001-01-09 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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