Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes

By: Eleanor Coerr

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Synopsis: The hardest race of Sadako's life... the race against time. Hiroshima-born Sadako is lively and athletic - the star of her school's running team. And then the dizzy spells start. Soon gravely ill with leukemia, an aftereffect of the atomic bomb that fell on her city when she was only an infant, Sadako approaches her illness as she did her running - with irrepressible spirit. Recalling a Japanese legend, Sadako sets to work folding paper cranes. For the legend holds that if a sick person folds one thousand cranes, the gods will grant her wish and make her healthy again. Based on a true story, Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes celebrates the courage that made one young woman a heroine in Japan. "An extraordinary book, one no reader will fail to find compelling and unforgettable." -Booklist

Book Quality:: Excellent
Book Size:: 82 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780399205200
Publisher:: N/A
Date of Addition:: 09/20/08
Copyrighted By:: Eleanor Coerr
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Children's Books, Military, Nonfiction, Health, Mind and Body
Submitted By:: Anastasia S.
Proofread By:: Carrie Karnos
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.