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Takayuki Ishii
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One Thousand Paper Cranes: The Story of Sadako and the Children's Peace Statue |
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English |
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Mass Market Paperback |
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112 |
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2001-01-09 |
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0440228433 |
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Laurel Leaf |
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0.2 pounds |
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4.33 x 0.24 x 6.85 inches |
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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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