Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes Turtleback Scho Edition Contributor(s): Coerr, Eleanor (Author), Himler, Ronald (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0613230299 ISBN-13: 9780613230292 Publisher: Turtleback Books OUR PRICE: $16.36 Product Type: Prebound - Other Formats Published: September 1987 Annotation: After several dizzy spells send Hiroshima-born Sadako to the doctor, the budding school track star finds out she has leukemia--known as the "atom bomb disease." But she faces life with spirit and bravery. And a legend says that if she folds 1,000 paper cranes, the gods will grant her wish to be healthy again. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Military & Wars - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics - Death, Grief, Bereavement |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 00268856 |
Lexile Measure: 690 |
Physical Information: 0.45" H x 5.84" W x 7.96" (0.38 lbs) 79 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Chronological Period - 1950's - Cultural Region - Japanese - Topical - Death/Dying |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 436 Reading Level: 4.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: After several dizzy spells send Hiroshima-born Sadako to the doctor, the budding school track star finds out she has leukemia--known as the atom bomb disease. But she faces life with spirit and bravery. And a legend says that if she folds 1,000 paper cranes, the gods will grant her wish to be healthy again. B&W illustrations. |