Sadako
by Eleanor Coerr
Based on a true story, this book tells of Sadako Sasaki, a young Japanese girl who developed leukemia after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. She folded paper cranes in hopes of getting well, inspiring a movement for peace.
4th GradeNonfiction
About Eleanor Coerr
Eleanor Coerr was a Canadian-born American writer of children's books, including Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes and many picture books.
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