“An extraordinary book, one no reader will fail to find compelling and unforgettable.” —Booklist, starred review
Hiroshima-born Sadako is lively and athletic—the star of her school's running team . . . until the dizzy spells start. Soon gravely ill with leukemia, the "atom bomb disease," Sadako faces her future with spirit and bravery.
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 extraordinary courage that made one young woman a heroine in Japan.
"This an extraordinary book, one no reader will fail to find compelling and unforgettable." -Booklist, starred review
"The story speaks directly to young readers of the tragedy of Sadako's death and, in its simplicity, makes a universal statement for 'peace in the world.' " -The Horn Book
"The story is told tenderly but with neither a morbid nor a sentimental tone: it is direct and touching." —Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
“An extraordinary book, one no reader will fail to find compelling and unforgettable.” —Booklist, starred review
Hiroshima-born Sadako is lively and athletic—the star of her school's running team . . . until the dizzy spells start. Soon gravely ill with leukemia, the "atom bomb disease," Sadako faces her future with spirit and bravery.
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 extraordinary courage that made one young woman a heroine in Japan.
Praise
"This an extraordinary book, one no reader will fail to find compelling and unforgettable." -Booklist, starred review
"The story speaks directly to young readers of the tragedy of Sadako's death and, in its simplicity, makes a universal statement for 'peace in the world.' " -The Horn Book
"The story is told tenderly but with neither a morbid nor a sentimental tone: it is direct and touching." —Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
