Complete Story of Sadako Sasaki

Description:

Sadako Sasaki, a young girl of twelve, develops leukemia caused by exposure to the atom bomb dropped on her city of Hiroshima, Japan. Like many people in Japan, Sadako learns to fold origami cranes and believes that folding cranes might lead to the granting of a wish. Grade 4-12

subjects: Juvenile literature,  Bombing of Hiroshima,  Atomic war,  Paper cranes,  Memorials,  Anti-war movement,  Peace,  Origami,  Origami in literature,  Origami for kids,  Leukemia,  collection:origami

People: Sadako Sasaki (1943-1955)

Places: Japan,  Hiroshima