Children of the Paper Crane: The Story of Sadako Sasaki and Her Struggle With the A-Bomb Disease [Hardcover]

Masamoto Nasu (Author), Elizabeth W. Baldwin (Translator), Steven L. Leeper (Translator), Kyoko Yoshida (Translator)

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When 12-year-old Sasaki was diagnosed with leukemia in February 1955, she was just another hibakusha (nuclear weapon survivor) of Hiroshima, but after her death on October 25, 1955, she became a national symbol of the lingering horror of war. This first biography of Sasaki for adult readers tells the story of an ordinary girl and how her fellow students, teachers, and a few activists transformed her personal tragedy into a national campaign for peace. Nasu tenderly describes Sasaki and her ordeal, relaying technical information in nonscientific language, and also revealing the negative feelings of Sasaki's friends as they saw their impulsive desire to put up a memorial statue co-opted by adults and strangers. The translation of the 1984 Japanese publication is generally well done and readable. This book will appeal to a wide readership, especially those who remember Eleanor Coerr's biography for children, Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (Putnam, 1977). Recommended for public libraries. (Photos not seen.)-- Katharine L. Kan, Aiea P.L., Hawaii
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Japanese

Product Details

• Hardcover: 232 pages
• Publisher: M.E. Sharpe, Inc. (1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873327152
• ISBN-13: 978-0873327152
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,300,672 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cranes For World Peace, April 20, 2000

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Kathleen A. Wierzbicki "Have Yarn - Will Travel" (United States of America) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Children of the Paper Crane: The Story of Sadako Sasaki and Her Struggle With the A-Bomb Disease (Hardcover)

I recommend this book to teachers, librarians and students everywhere. I first read about Sadako Sasaki in the fabulous book "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr. I am a children and teen librarian and was moved by this young girl's courage and wish for world peace. I wanted to share this story with my "Teen Coffeehouse" group which meets on a regular basis. They too were touched by Sadako's story. We have gotten involved with the folding of 1,000 origami paper cranes and will be sending them to an elementary teacher in Hiroshima. He will be placing our 1,000 cranes under the Sadako Statue in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on August 6, 2000.

The book, "Children of the Paper Crane" by Masamoto Nasu has given us an in depth description on how this statue had come to be the worldwide known place where children from all over the world can visually show their want for peace all over the world.

It is a wonderful heartwarming book!