Thousand Cranes
Title | Thousand Cranes PDF eBook |
Author | Yasunari Kawabata |
Publisher | Vintage |
Pages | 160 |
Release | 2013-02-26 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0307833666 |
A luminous story of desire, regret, and the almost sensual nostalgia that binds the living to the dead—from the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner and author of Snow Country. "A stunning economy, delicacy of feeling, and a painter’s sensitivity to the visible world.” —The Atlantic While attending a traditional tea ceremony in the aftermath of his parents’ deaths, Kikuji encounters his father’s former mistress, Mrs. Ota. At first Kikuji is appalled by her indelicate nature, but it is not long before he succumbs to passion—a passion with tragic and unforeseen consequences, not just for the two lovers, but also for Mrs. Ota’s daughter, to whom Kikuji’s attachments soon extend. Death, jealousy, and attraction convene around the delicate art of the tea ceremony, where every gesture is imbued with profound meaning.
A Thousand Cranes
Title | A Thousand Cranes PDF eBook |
Author | Florence Temko |
Publisher | Stone Bridge Press, Inc. |
Pages | 121 |
Release | 2011-08-16 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | 0893469998 |
How to fold the famous Japanese Paper Crane and string 1,000 cranes, inspired by the story of Sadako and Hiroshima.
One Thousand Paper Cranes
Title | One Thousand Paper Cranes PDF eBook |
Author | Takayuki Ishii |
Publisher | Laurel Leaf |
Pages | 111 |
Release | 2012-01-25 |
Genre | Young Adult Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0307806340 |
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.
The Complete Story of Sadako Sasaki
Title | The Complete Story of Sadako Sasaki PDF eBook |
Author | Masahiro Sasaki |
Publisher | Tuttle Publishing |
Pages | 116 |
Release | 2020-04-07 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1462921698 |
**Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY) Winner** **Middle School Book of the Year-- Northern Lights Book Awards** **Skipping Stones Honor Award Winner** For the first time, middle readers can learn the complete story of the courageous girl whose life, which ended through the effects of war, inspired a worldwide call for peace. In this book, author Sue DiCicco and Sadako's older brother Masahiro tell her complete story in English for the first time--how Sadako's courage throughout her illness inspired family and friends, and how she became a symbol of all people, especially children, who suffer from the impact of war. Her life and her death carry a message: we must have a wholehearted desire for peace and be willing to work together to achieve it. Sadako Sasaki was two years old when the atomic bomb was dropped on her city of Hiroshima at the end of World War II. Ten years later, just as life was starting to feel almost normal again, this athletic and enthusiastic girl was fighting a war of a different kind. One of many children affected by the bomb, she had contracted leukemia. Patient and determined, Sadako set herself the task of folding 1000 paper cranes in the hope that her wish to be made well again would be granted. Illustrations and personal family photos give a glimpse into Sadako's life and the horrors of war. Proceeds from this book are shared equally between The Sadako Legacy NPO and The Peace Crane Project.
Sadako and the thousand paper cranes
Title | Sadako and the thousand paper cranes PDF eBook |
Author | Eleanor Coerr |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 81 |
Release | 1987-09-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0698118022 |
Hiroshima-born Sadako is lively and athletic--the star of her school's running team. And then the dizzy spells start. Soon gravely ill with leukemia, the "atom bomb disease," Sadako faces her future with spirit and bravery. Recalling a Japanese legend, Sadako sets to work folding paper cranes. For the legend holds that if a sick person folds one thousand cranes, the gods will grant her wish and make her healthy again. Based on a true story, Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes celebrates the extraordinary courage that made one young woman a heroine in Japan.
Folding Paper Cranes
Title | Folding Paper Cranes PDF eBook |
Author | Leonard Bird |
Publisher | University of Utah Press |
Pages | 170 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0874808243 |
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.
A Thousand Cranes
Title | A Thousand Cranes PDF eBook |
Author | Kathryn Schultz Miller |
Publisher | Dramatic Publishing |
Pages | 44 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN | 9780871290045 |