Sadako And The Thousand Paper Cranes
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes is a childrens historical novel written by Canadian-American author Eleanor Coerr and published in . It is based on the story of Sadako Sasaki. The book has been translated into many languages and published in many places, to be used for peace education See more. After being diagnosed with leukemia from radiation caused by the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Sadakos friend told her to fold origami paper cranes orizuru in hope of making a thousand of them. She was inspired to do so by See more. The claim in Coerrs book that Sadako died before completing the cranes, and her two friends completed the task, placing the finished cranes in her casket is not backed up by See more. Childrens literature portal Japan portal Childrens Peace Monument Hiroshima Witness Peace Park Seattle Orizuru See more. In addition to Eleanor Coerrs story first published in , Sadakos story has become familiar to many school children around the world through the novels The Day of the Bomb , in Germ
