Sadako's Cranes

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Synopsis
A timeless story, beautifully told and illustrated by Judith Loske Based on the true story of Sadako Sasaki, who lived in Hiroshima when the atomic bomb was dropped on August 6, 1945, Sadako&’s Cranes tells the story of her battle with leukemia. When Sadako hears of a Japanese legend which says that a person who folds 1,000 paper cranes is granted a wish, she begins folding cranes. Her wish was simply to live. Loske&’s beautiful illustrations are based on colored-pencil drawings that have been digitally processed.
Copyright:
2015

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
48 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781662650154
Related ISBNs:
9789888341009
Publisher:
Astra Publishing House
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Copyright Holder not supplied in Metadata
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Children's Books, Military, Literature and Fiction
Grade Levels:
Kindergarten, First grade, Second grade
Reading Age:
5–7
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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