Sadako and the thousand paper cranes by Eleanor Coerr

Sadako and the thousand paper cranes by Eleanor Coerr

"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.

Eleanor Coerr was born in Kamsack, Saskatchewan, Canada, and grew up in Saskatoon. Two of her favorite childhood hobbies were reading and making up stories. Eleanor began her professional life as a newspaper reporter and editor of a column for children. Luckily, she traveled to Japan in 1949 as a writer for the Ottawa Journal, since none of the other staff wanted to go to a country that had been devastated by war. Coerr is the writer of numerous children's book and picture books.

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ISBN 13	9780698118027
ISBN 10	0698118022
Title	Sadako and the thousand paper cranes
Author	Eleanor Coerr
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Putnam Publishing Group,U.S.
Year published	1987-09-01
Number of pages	80
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.