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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.
| Prologue | 7 | |
| 1 | Good Luck Signs | 9 |
| 2 | Peace Day | 15 |
| 3 | Sadako's Secret | 21 |
| 4 | A Secret No Longer | 28 |
| 5 | The Golden Crane | 33 |
| 6 | Kenji | 40 |
| 7 | Hundreds of Wishes | 48 |
| 8 | Last Days | 52 |
| 9 | Racing With the Wind | 60 |
| Epilogue | 64 | |
| About the Author and This Book | 65 | |
| How to Fold a Paper Crane | 69 |
Anonymous
Posted May 9, 2008
Our third grade class just finished reading Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes. We really enjoyed the book because it taught us a lot about Japan's culture and some of its recent history. We learned how our country's decision to drop the bomb affected so many families in Hiroshima. The book taught us not to give up hope even when things get tough. We enjoyed using Sadako's stategy of folding origami cranes to help keep her spirits up. It was fun to compare our two cultures and to find out that although we seem different, we are really very much alike. We recommend this book to kids aged 8 and up because younger kids might have a hard time with the subjects of war and death. We hope that you will enjoy this book as much as we did!
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Posted April 7, 2011
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr was a short, but inspirational book. Sadako was an 11 year old Japanese girl who lived during WW II and the Atomic Bomb era. Her story began when an atomic bomb landed in Hiroshima, which is where she lived. The radiation from the bomb caused her to develop leukemia. Throughout the book she is fighting for her life with the help of her family and friends. There was an old Japanese saying that if you made 1,000 paper cranes you would be granted a wish. Sadako began making paper cranes hoping for only one wish, her life. She succeeded in making 644 cranes and became too ill and weak to finish. Her friends and family completed this great task for her. My thoughts about this book were that it was very deep and intense at times. Both kids and adults can relate to the hope and sensitivity of an ill person. It will inspire many to never give up but always keep as positive an attitude as you can.
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Posted May 20, 2012
OMG i read this when i was 7 and i fell in love with it. 5 years later and its still my fav book. My copy is so dog eared that its going to fall apart. No words to describe it
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Posted March 29, 2012
This book is amazing. I had my english teache read it to us and it was so sad. I tried not to cry but, i did. IN CLASS!!!! All of my friends and classmates were staring at me... but it was so touching... i acutally wrote a report on hiroshima and was even more depressed. Buy this book and read it!! Although its a short book... it really makes you think at night how bad hiroshima got hit with the atom bomb. Like i said there is no way to decribe how amazing and touching this story is... i love it. If ou are looking for a good book to read then you have come to the right place. Please fellow nook owners... buy this book. (Oh great i sound like a bad sales person. Teehee). I highly recomend this book. If you like, The Help, A thousand years, or Beyond the burning time, you will fall in love will this book. Sorry i have written a lot but really for this book... you need to write a lot. The only down fall about this extrordinary book is that you will cry. A LOT!!!!?. No matter if you are male ir female, young or old, white or black, you will love this book........*************†**************** you ¿ this book = <3. Like i said earlieer......... you will cry a lot; so have you tissues in hand.
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Posted March 9, 2012
I finished reading the book today whit my fith grade class today. I loved it ...... very heart warming
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Posted January 15, 2012
My fifth grade class read this. Now that I'm in 8th grade it makes me cry to think about her story. It is a story about life and love. Undying love. Totally recommend to anyone (mainly older children so they can understand the meaning). This a wonderful book.
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Posted June 24, 2012
I read this book in middle school 3 times !! and i cried every time i loved it. This book is amazing in every way !!! its a short book that makes you dream makes you fall in love with everything about it. It teaches a little bit of history and some culture. I'm now 23 years old and I still remember this book ! Every time i think about it i get the same feeling i use too when i was reading it as a kid. I recommend it
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Posted June 5, 2012
I read thid book in fourth grade and was touched by Sadako's determination to live. The book is sad and I almost cried when Sadako died. I would recommend this book for anyone who wants to read a heartwarming story or is feeling sad because this book will teach you a lesson to live life to the fullest.
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Posted May 30, 2012
I love this book but itsvstuper sad!
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Posted May 23, 2012
Awsome first book i read itbin a compettition
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Posted May 5, 2012
This book was so amazing!
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Posted March 17, 2012
So si sad i almost cried because she was amazing
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Posted March 11, 2012
This book is interesting and important. It taught me not to fight,stay strong,and stay true to yourself. I would recommend this book to everybody. I really love this book,read it and you would too.
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Posted February 27, 2012
It was so good because it was about a girl who thought that peace was badly needed in the world.She never gave up hope,she always wanted to achieve this and she did.Now that she did it,Sadoko is famous!
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Posted January 30, 2012
Great book
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Posted January 29, 2012
Read this very good heart touching
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Posted January 27, 2012
I love this book. It has a really good message. Sadako is my favorite character because she is very spirited. It was sad what happened to Kenjii
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Posted January 27, 2012
I luv it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted January 17, 2012
I really Love tjis book i read it in a reading program at school. I thought it would be bad but no. It is short only like 70 pages.The ending is sad though
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Posted January 24, 2013
I luv this book! It so touching,hopeful,peaceful,andgood.
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