One Thousand Paper Cranes: The Story of Sadako and the Children's Peace Statue by Ishii Takayuki

One Thousand Paper Cranes: The Story of Sadako and the Children's Peace Statue

Ishii Takayuki

112 pages first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction history emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

Description

The inspirational story of the Japanese national campaign to build the Children's Peace Statue honoring Sadako and hundreds of other children who died as a result of the bombing of Hiroshima. Ten years after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshim...

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Moods

sad 88%
emotional 55%
informative 55%
inspiring 55%
hopeful 33%
reflective 33%
challenging 22%
dark 22%

Pace

fast 62%
medium 25%
slow 12%

Average rating

4.13

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