Description: "An extraordinary book, one no reader will fail to find compelling and unforgettable." --Booklist, starred review The star of her school's running team, Sadako is lively and athletic...until the dizzy spells start. Then she must face the hardest race of her life--the race against time. Based on a true story, Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes celebrates the courage that makes one young woman a heroine in Japan. The] story speaks directly to young readers of the tragedy of Sadako's death and, in its simplicity, makes a universal statement for 'peace in the world." --The Horn Book The story is told tenderly but with neither a morbid nor a sentimental tone: it is direct and touching. --BCCB Author: Eleanor Coerr Publis Book and Mortar Record Store Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes -- Eleanor Coerr "An extraordinary book, one no reader will fail to find compelling and unforgettable." --Booklist, starred review The star of her school's running team, Sadako is lively and athletic...until the dizzy spells start. Then she must face the hardest race of her life--the race against time. Based on a true story, Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes celebrates the courage that makes one young woman a heroine in Japan. The] story speaks directly to young readers of the tragedy of Sadako's death and, in its simplicity, makes a universal statement for 'peace in the world." --The Horn Book The story is told tenderly but with neither a morbid nor a sentimental tone: it is direct and touching. --BCCB Author: Eleanor Coerr Publisher: Puffin Books Published: 04/12/2004 Pages: 80 Binding Type: Paperback Weight: 0.17lbs Size: 7.06h x 5.18w x 0.22d ISBN: 9780142401132 Audience: Ages 4-8 Accelerated Reader: Reading Level: 4.1 Point Value: 1 Interest Level: Middle Grade Quiz #/Name: 436 / Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes About the Author Eleanor Coerr (1922-2010) is the author of many books for young readers, including Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes and Mieko and the Fifth Treasure.
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Label: Puffin Books
Artist: Coerr, Eleanor
Album: Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (Puffin Modern Classics)
Book Title: Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (Puffin Modern Classics)
Number of Pages: 80 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication Year: 2004
Item Height: 0.2 in
Topic: Social Topics / Death & Dying, People & Places / Asia, History / Military & Wars, Historical / Asia, Health & Daily Living / Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries, Girls & Women
Illustrator: Yes, Himler, Ronald
Genre: Juvenile Fiction, Juvenile Nonfiction
Item Weight: 2.5 Oz
Item Length: 7 in
Author: Eleanor Coerr
Item Width: 5 in
Book Series: Puffin Modern Classics Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
