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  2. Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes - Wikipedia

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    9780399205200. Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes is a children's historical novel written by Canadian-American author Eleanor Coerr and published in 1977. It is based on the true story of Sadako Sasaki, a victim of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, in World War II, who set out to create a thousand origami cranes when dying of leukemia ...

  3. Sadako Sasaki - Wikipedia

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    Student. Sadako Sasaki (佐々木 禎子, Sasaki Sadako, January 7, 1943 – October 25, 1955) was a Japanese girl who became a victim of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States. She was two years of age when the bombs were dropped and was severely irradiated. She survived for another ten years, becoming one of the ...

  4. The Day of the Bomb - Wikipedia

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    The Day of the Bomb. The Day of the Bomb (in German Sadako Will Leben, meaning Sadako Wants to Live) is a non-fiction book written by the Austrian author Karl Bruckner in 1961. The story is about a Japanese girl named Sadako Sasaki who lived in Hiroshima and died of illnesses caused by radiation exposure following the atomic bombing of the city ...

  5. One thousand origami cranes - Wikipedia

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    The crane is considered a mystical or holy creature (others include the dragon and the tortoise) in Japan and is said to live for a thousand years. That is why one thousand origami cranes (千羽鶴, senbazuru, lit. 'one thousand cranes') are made, one for each year. In some stories, it is believed that the cranes must be completed within one ...

  6. 24 Must-Read Novels That Are Based on True Stories - AOL

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    Both books tell the real-life story of “passing” that I’ve thought about for a long time after reading. I wonder whether the authors truly captured the essence of person they based the story ...

  7. Children's Peace Monument - Wikipedia

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    The Children's Peace Monument (原爆の子の像, Genbaku no Ko no Zō, lit. "Atomic Bomb Children Statue") is a monument for peace to commemorate Sadako Sasaki and the thousands of child victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. This monument is located in Hiroshima, Japan. Sadako Sasaki, a young girl, died of leukemia from radiation of the ...

  8. Eleanor Coerr - Wikipedia

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    1945–2010. Genre. Children's literature, picture books. Notable works. Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes. Spouse. Wymberley DeRenne Coerr. (m. 1965–1996) Eleanor Coerr (née Page; May 29, 1922 – November 22, 2010) was a Canadian-born American writer of children's books, including Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (historical fiction ...

  9. Sei Shōnagon - Wikipedia

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    Kiyohara no Motosuke (father) Relatives. Kiyohara no Fukayabu (great grandfather) Sei Shōnagon (清少納言, c. 966–1017 or 1025) was a Japanese author, poet, and a court lady who served the Empress Teishi (Sadako) around the year 1000 during the middle Heian period. She is the author of The Pillow Book (枕草子, makura no sōshi).