Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes

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Summary: A Wonderful Story
Review: I read this book called "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" because it was so interesting and please buy this book!!! I thought it was sad and exciting. Sadako gets leukemia and she likes to run and make paper cranes. Sadako likes to celebrate Oban Day and go to Memorials. If you want to learn more about "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" buy it now!!!

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Summary: READ ME!
Review: I read this book to my third graders as a kick off to our unit on Japan. The author's word choice makes it a beautiful book to read aloud. Her use of figurative language gives the children a vivid mental picture of Japanese things that they may not be familiar with in the United States. The book is wonderful in how it shows hope and courage in the true stoy of a little girl fighting for her life. My students were able to relate to many things in the story since Sadako is fairly close to their age. I believe this story taught my students that not all great books have happy endings. We were fortunate enough to go and view a performance of Sadako at our local Performing Arts Center. What a great opportunity to compare and contrast the book and the performance! My students saw first hand how authors/artists use artististic license to put their own twist on a story.

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Summary: Very important children's literature
Review: I received this book free as a child when another one of my books (from a school book order) didn't arrive in time. Reading it really made a big impression on me and definitely gave me a perspective of the WWII that I would not have heard about in school. It is a short read, but really gets a lot of great information and emotion in that short space. To me this book is just as important reading as the Diary of Anne Frank.

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Summary: Sadako's Origami life
Review: Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes is based on a true story. When you read this book your heart fills with happiness, sadness, and hope. In the end you feel like you want to cry. Sadako is twelve years old and loves to run. She wants to join the running team in Joiner High. Sadako was born during the World War 2. She has leukemia From the Atom bomb. To learn more about Sadako you have to buy the and read it.

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Summary: A True Test of Child's Will to Live....
Review: Sadako is a young girl who battles one of lifes hardest challenges, leukemia. The story is based on a real girl named Sadako who survived the WWII atom bomb yet still gets Leukemia.

One day her best friend in the hospital tells her of a myth that if someone can fold one thousand paper cranes in their lifetime they will be granted a wish. Sadako desperately tries to do just that to save her life. To find out what happens you'll have to read it.

A must read for anyone between the ages of 8-13. The book will inspire children to shoot for greatness while being considerate of those around them. This is an excellent book to teach in the classroom as well, many life lessons are contained within it.