Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (Puffin Modern Classics) by Eleanor Coerr

Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (Puffin Modern Classics) by Eleanor Coerr

"An extraordinary book, one no reader will fail to find compelling and unforgettable." --Booklist, starred review


The star of her school's running team, Sadako is lively and athletic...until the dizzy spells start. Then she must face the hardest race of her life--the race against time. Based on a true story, Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes celebrates the courage that makes one young woman a heroine in Japan.


"[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." --BCCB

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.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780142401132
ISBN 10	0142401137
Title	Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (Puffin Modern Classics)
Author	Eleanor Coerr
Series	Puffin Modern Classics
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2004-04-12
Number of pages	80
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.