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Author: Leonard Bird Publisher: University of Utah Press ISBN: 0874808243 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 170
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A haunting memoir by Leonard Bird, a Marine who was exposed to high doses of radiation during the 1950's atmospheric detonations of nuclear weapons in the Nevada desert. He shares his journey to the International Park for World Peace in Hiroshima where he seeks to make peace with his past and with a future shadowed by nuclear proliferation.
Author: Leonard Bird Publisher: University of Utah Press ISBN: 0874808243 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 170
Book Description
A haunting memoir by Leonard Bird, a Marine who was exposed to high doses of radiation during the 1950's atmospheric detonations of nuclear weapons in the Nevada desert. He shares his journey to the International Park for World Peace in Hiroshima where he seeks to make peace with his past and with a future shadowed by nuclear proliferation.
Author: Eleanor Coerr Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 9780142401132 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 84
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“An extraordinary book, one no reader will fail to find compelling and unforgettable.” —Booklist, starred review The star of her school’s running team, Sadako is lively and athletic…until the dizzy spells start. Then she must face the hardest race of her life—the race against time. Based on a true story, Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes celebrates the courage that makes one young woman a heroine in Japan. "[The] story speaks directly to young readers of the tragedy of Sadako's death and, in its simplicity, makes a universal statement for 'peace in the world.” —The Horn Book "The story is told tenderly but with neither a morbid nor a sentimental tone: it is direct and touching." —BCCB
Author: Sue DiCicco Publisher: Tuttle Publishing ISBN: 146291974X Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 77
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**Winner Creative Child Magazine 2018 Preferred Choice Award** Origami Peace Cranes is a multicultural children's book about the capacity for friendship in all of us, and the power of small, but meaningful actions. When Emma moves to a new town, she's afraid she'll never make friends. She tries her hardest to make a good impression on her new classmates. Through a paper crane origami project, her classmates show her that they really want to get to know her. Later, when a new family moves into her neighborhood, Emma has a great idea how to make them feel welcome! Filled with fun pictures and ideas, this story addresses the anxiety that comes with new beginnings and introduces kids to moving, making new friends, and starting at a new school. This book also includes: Step-by-step instructions for making a paper crane 12 sheets of printable origami paper, so that kids can make their own cranes to share! Proceeds support the Peace Crane Project--originally created for the United Nations International Day of Peace, it aims to expand students' understanding of and appreciation for other cultures, people and countries.
Author: Mieko Baba Publisher: Japan Publications Trading ISBN: 9784889962246 Category : Crafts & Hobbies Languages : en Pages : 100
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Vivid photos and careful instructions guide readers through 64 projects incorporating cranes, the most popular and basic origami figure.
Author: Molly Bang Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0688073336 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 34
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Business returns to a once prosperous restaurant when a mysterious stranger pays for his meal with a magical paper crane that comes alive and dances.
Author: 佐々木雅弘 Publisher: Tuttle Publishing ISBN: 9784805316177 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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A brief biography of atomic bomb survivor Sadako Sasaki, who attempted to fold 1000 paper cranes in the hope that her wish to be made well again would be granted.
Author: Takayuki Ishii Publisher: Laurel Leaf ISBN: 0307806340 Category : Young Adult Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 111
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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 Hiroshima, Sadako Sasaki died as a result of atomic bomb disease. Sadako's determination to fold one thousand paper cranes and her courageous struggle with her illness inspired her classmates. After her death, they started a national campaign to build the Children's Peace Statue to remember Sadako and the many other children who were victims of the Hiroshima bombing. On top of the statue is a girl holding a large crane in her outstretched arms. Today in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, this statue of Sadako is beautifully decorated with thousands of paper cranes given by people throughout the world.
Author: Naomi Hirahara Publisher: Delacorte Press ISBN: 0375848819 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 242
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WHEN 12-YEAR-OLD ANGELA Kato arrives in L.A., the last thing she wants to do is spend the entire summer with her grandparents. But in the Kato family, one is never permitted to complain. Grandma Michi and Aunt Janet put Angela to work in their flower shop, folding origami and creating 1001 crane displays for newlyweds. At first, Angela learns the trade begrudgingly. But when her folding skills improve and her relationships with family and friends grow, Angela is able to cope with her troubles, especially her parents’ impending divorce.
Author: Leonard Bird
Author: Leonard Bird
Author: Eleanor Coerr
Author: Sue DiCicco
Author: Florence Temko
Author: Mieko Baba
Author: Molly Bang
Author: Eleanor Coerr
Author: 佐々木雅弘
Author: Takayuki Ishii
Author: Naomi Hirahara