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Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes | Eleanor Coerr
21 posts | 51 read | 21 to read
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.
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Eggs Beautiful 👏🏻😍🙌🏻 1mo
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Princess-Kingofkings
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#SundayFunday My daughter & I had this same conversation via text yesterday. She bought a copy of the tagged book for 25 cents. I have 4 copies of this book. While living in Japan in 1990, my husband was sent to the Gulf War. The neighborhood women, where I taught English to 5 Japanese pre-schoolers, made these 1000 paper cranes while praying for my husband. It is my most prized possession & my daughter knows it will be passed on to her. 🗾

BookmarkTavern Oh what a lovely memory! Thank you for sharing! 💖 6mo
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JenniferEgnor
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Hiroshima happened 75 years ago today. The pain is still there—in many places, hearts, and bodies. We can never let it happen again.

This book is a gem and everyone should read it.

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taylorscalfaro

“ If a sick person folds one thousand paper cranes, the gods will grant her wish and make her healthy again.“

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taylorscalfaro

I would use this in my future classroom because children can engage with the character and could also learn how to fold paper cranes in a conjoining activity to help understand the book.

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Pickpick

This book was one of my favorite biographies for this semester and was about a girl falling ill with the “atomic bomb disease“ after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The characterization in the book does an excellent job of showing that the character is believable and has both strengths and weaknesses. Also, the subject offers interests because the event of the bombings is still a very relevant topic for children to learn about.

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Princess-Kingofkings
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While living in Japan, I taught English to 5 Japanese children. When my husband was sent to the Gulf War, the mamas gathered the neighbors to make this 1000 crane masterpiece for me while praying for him while making it. It has always been the most treasured item in my home. So I never miss an opportunity to buy this book when I see it. Today‘s find was the paperback with the blue sticker on the cover.

Ddzmini Beautiful 😍😋📖 5y
BooknerdsLife How sweet and beautiful 💖 5y
Curiouser_and_curiouser Such a beautiful treasure 💕❤🕊 5y
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Pickpick

Read this one with my son for Battle of the Books. Heavy stuff for 3rd grade but it brought out a lot of great questions.

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Panpan

This book was a letdown. It would have been a decent book, albeit being short, if not for the inconsistencies presented in the story, considering that Sadako Sasaki is a significant historical figure. I cannot find any redeeming qualities of the book.

But hey, at least that's one off the list.

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This is a true story about a girl who suffered from leukaemia due to the aftereffects of the radiation caused by the atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima. According to a Japanese legend, if a sick person folds one thousand paper cranes, the Gods will grant him/her a wish and make the person healthy again. And that's why Sadako sets to fold a thousand paper cranes
It's a sad story but it depicts the courage of a young girl who smiled despite her pain.💗

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jwashreads
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Library book sale today! It's mostly kid's books, but the kids picked a few for themselves 😁

#bookhaul #librarysale #friendsofthelibrary

ravenlee I love library book sales! Some nice stuff you got there. 6y
ravenlee We're moving back south this fall, but I'm going to miss the Centenary Book Sale by about two weeks. 😪 6y
jwashreads @ravenlee no other book sale works on the scale--I miss it so much! 6y
jwashreads That* 6y
Bradleygirl The Boys in the Boat is awesome! 6y
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JenniferEgnor
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She looked at her flock hanging from the ceiling. As she watched, a late autumn breeze made the birds rustle and sway. They seemed to be alive and flying out through the open window. How beautiful and free they were! Sadako sighed and closed her eyes. She never woke up.

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TheWordJar
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And of course I didn't walk out of the bookstore empty handed. I took these lovelies home, but as always, I had to leave so many other lovelies behind. Next time...

EvieBee Lovely haul here! 7y
[DELETED] 3803335244 Nice Haul! 7y
erzascarletbookgasm Great picks! 7y
kspenmoll Wonderful choices! 7y
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Teafiend
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Just a few more to go!!!!! Lol

Robothugs 😂😂😂 7y
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Cherbear
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This book was perfect it was an easy read the author did great describing. It was nice to read right before bed so I had something to think about .My favourite part is the brother supports sadako . Definitely a have to read book!!😄😄

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Short, sad, and sweet. Gosh, it's so easy to want to forget or ignore the repercussions of war, the idea that our countries do terrible things just like our "enemies". #mmdchallenge #litsyreadingchallenge

rockpools That sounds heartbreaking. 8y
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angrylilasian
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This is such a small book I can't find it in my shelves right now. I read it first in grade school. I'm pretty sure this is why I fell in love with historical fiction. And origami. I can still make a paper crane.

It also opened my eyes to the fact that every story has another side. In school we learned about WWII but not so much about the people who had to live with what came after.
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LindsayReads Oh man. I only just read this for the first time about five years ago. Made the mistake of reading it while at work and got to cry in front of the public. 💜 8y
keelymorgan I know I read this years ago, but I can't remember the details. I'll have to re-read it! 8y
angrylilasian @lindsayreads You wouldn't think that such a small book could wreck you like that! 8y
angrylilasian @keelymorgan You should! Just make sure you have tissue close by. 8y
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Sadako Sasaki is my #ChildProtagonist of choice. Her message of peace brings me comfort. Her determination gives me hope. Her courage inspires me.

#PhotoADayNov16

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the.bookish.valkyrie
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"I will write peace on your wings and you will fly all over the world." ~ Sadako Sasaki
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I read this in the third grade. It was one of the first books I ever read that shook me up and dramatically changed how I perceived the world. I still think of Sadako and her paper cranes whenever I think about war and its lasting effects. #BooksSetInAsia #SeptPhotoChallenge.

Pamtherunner This was a great (and sad) book! 8y
Shortstack I completely forgot about this book!! But I loved it so much! 8y
ultrabookgeek I cried reading this novel as a child - so amazing and compassionate in expressing life on the ground in Japan after WWII. 8y
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the.bookish.valkyrie

I will write peace on your wings and you will fly all over the world. ~ Sadako Sasaki
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I read this in the third grade. It was one of the first books I ever read that shook me up and dramatically changed how I perceived the world. I still think of Sadako and her paper cranes whenever I think about war and its lasting effects. #BooksSetInAsia #SeptPhotoChallenge. #MadeMeCry