| Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes Contributor(s): Coerr, Eleanor (Author), Himler, Ronald (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0812403673 ISBN-13: 9780812403671 Publisher: Perfection Learning OUR PRICE: $16.79 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: 630 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.3" W x 7.7" (0.35 lbs) 79 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Ethnic Orientation - Asian - 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. |