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Eleanor Coerr - Author
This is a story about a child's determination and hope in the face of serious illness, shaped by the Japanese paper-crane legend and the history of Hiroshima.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a story about a child's determination and hope in the face of serious illness, shaped by the Japanese paper-crane legend and the history of Hiroshima.
Serious illness is central, and the contents include a chapter called “Last days”. The Hiroshima atomic-bomb context may also prompt discussion of death and the bomb's effects.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the current material supports only a cautious reading; another book-specific source is still needed.
Sadako and the thousand paper cranes by Eleanor Coerr | Open Library
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