One Thousand Paper Cranes: The Story Of Sadako And The Children's Peace Statue

ISBN-10: 0440228433
ISBN-13: 9780440228431
Author: Ishii, Takayuki
Interest Level: 5-12
Publisher: Penguin Random House

Publication Date: January 2001

Copyright: 0

Page Count: 112

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Interest Level

Grades 5-12

Reading Level

Lexile: 1010L
Accelerated Reader Level: 7.4
Accelerated Reader Points: 3.0
Grade Level Equivalent: 6

BISAC Subjects

Leukemia in children; Juvenile literature

Leukemia in children; Juvenile literature

Leukemia in children; Juvenile literature

Description
Provides the story behind the building of the Children's Peace Statue in Japan, as a memorial to those who died in the bombing of Hiroshima, with special recognition made to Sadako and her attempt to make 1,000 paper cranes before her death from a bomb-related illness.