| One Thousand Paper Cranes: The Story of Sadako and the Children's Peace Statue Turtleback Scho Edition Contributor(s): Ishii, Takayuki (Author) |
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ISBN: 061332918X ISBN-13: 9780613329187 Publisher: Turtleback Books OUR PRICE: $15.64 Product Type: Prebound - Other Formats Published: January 2001 Annotation: The Japanese campaign to build the Children's Peace Statue honoring Sadako Sasaki, who died from atomic bomb disease shortly after the bombing of Hiroshima during World War II, is presented. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - Asia - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Military & Wars - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - General |
| Dewey: B |
| Lexile Measure: 1010 |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 4.28" W x 7.06" (0.34 lbs) 112 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Japanese |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 56483 Reading Level: 7.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The book accounts how Sadako inspired a national campaign to build the Children's Peace Statue and how it is still beautifully decorated today with thousands of paper cranes brought and sent by people around the world. |