Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (PMC) (Puffin Modern Classics) Review
The true story of Sadako is about a Japanese girl who was born after the Hiroshima atomic bomb was dropped over Japan after World War II. The bomb killed thousands now and then later with the after-effects such as leukemia. Sadako thought that she was safe. She was like any other Japanese ten year old girl who wanted to run with her class in the relay race at school. Sadako was fine until she became stricken with leukemia. She decided to make a 1,000 paper cranes because she was told that her wish to get healed would come true. Apart from being a very short novel, it's rather touching and there is some illustrations.
In the back of the book, there are directions to make a paper crane which should be fun for kids and adults. If I read this book when I was Sadako's age, I might be sad but hopeful too and I might shed a tear as well.
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (PMC) (Puffin Modern Classics) Feature
- ISBN13: 9780142401132
- Condition: New
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Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (PMC) (Puffin Modern Classics) Overview
Born in Hiroshima in 1943, Sadako was the star of her school’s running team, until the dizzy spells started and she was forced to face the hardest race of her life—the race against time.
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Customer Reviews
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes - Mary E. Young - Covington, Georgia
"If a sick person folds one thousand paper cranes, the gods will grant her wish and make her healthy again." Sadako was two years old when the atom bomb was dropped on her home town of Hiroshima. Ten years later she developed leukemia as a result of radiation from the bomb. "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" is a heart-breaking tragedy of a brave little girl who desperately wanted to live. Highly recommended, this book will bring you to tears as you count with Sadako as she folds her paper cranes.
Ages - k.kachel -
Although this book is fantastic and possibly life-changing (it was for me), the recommended ages are too low. There are four year olds that would be able to handle it, of course, but the average four year old isn't ready to be exposed to a book about the death of other children via cancer and the effects of the atomic bomb. While these are relevant matters and the book certainly merits reading, I suggest that parents and pre-kindergarten teachers save this book for the first grade.
Helpful suggestion for serious health problems - Marion L. Depp -
A true story- make paper cranes and your wish may come true. A close relative of mine has pancreatic cancer -- she now has one thousand paper cranes, and the story in this book has given her encouragement. The story is based on a Japanese legend.
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