Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
Coerr, Eleanor
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Annotation: Hospitalized with the dreaded atom bomb disease, Leukemia, a child in Hiroshima races against time to fold one thousand paper cranes to verify the legend that by doing so a sick person will become healthy.
Genre: [Biographies]
 
Reviews: 4
Catalog Number: #258892
Format: Perma-Bound Edition
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Publisher: Penguin
Copyright Date: 1977
Edition Date: 2004 Release Date: 04/12/04
Illustrator: Himler, Ronald,
Pages: 80 pages
ISBN: Publisher: 0-14-240113-7 Perma-Bound: 0-8479-2003-8
ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-0-14-240113-2 Perma-Bound: 978-0-8479-2003-7
Dewey: 921
LCCN: 00268856
Dimensions: 18 cm.
Subject Heading:
Sasaki, Sadako,. 1943-1955. Juvenile literature.
Sasaki, Sadako,. 1943-1955.
Leukemia in children. Juvenile literature.
Atomic bomb. Physiological effect. Juvenile literature.
Leukemia.
Death.
Atomic bomb. Physiological effect.
Hiroshima-shi (Japan). History. Bombardment, 1945. Juvenile literature.
Hiroshima-shi (Japan). History. Bombardment, 1945.
Language: English
Reviews:
ALA Booklist

Based on a true story, this tells of 12-year-old Sadako Sasaki, a girl born in Hiroshima, who is suddenly diagnosed with leukemia. Sadako's goal is to make 1,000 origami cranes as a symbol of good luck and restored health. Through Moore's peaceful, motherly, and caring narration, each painful moment in Sadako's ordeal is relayed. Moore capably portrays human emotions without provoking pity and capably reflects Sadako's feelings.

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Word Count: 5,677
Reading Level: 4.1
Interest Level: 4-7
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 4.1 / points: 1.0 / quiz: 436 / grade: Middle Grades
Reading Counts!: reading level:5.2 / points:3.0 / quiz:Q09937
Lexile: 690L
Guided Reading Level: R
Fountas & Pinnell: R

 “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

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