Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
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Sadako and the thousand paper cranes |
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Author | Eleanor Coerr |
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Original title | サダコと千羽鶴 |
Country | world |
Language | every language |
Genre(s) | Non-fiction Novel |
Publisher | every country |
Released | 1977 |
Media type | Print (Paperback) |
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes is a non-fiction book written by American author Eleanor Coerr in 1977.
The story is of a Japanese girl, Sadako Sasaki who lived in Hiroshima and contracted a radiation poisoning, and her time spent in a hospital folding paper cranes.
The book has been translated to many languages and published in many places, to be used for peace education programs in primary schools.