TY - BOOK AU - Ishii,Takayuki TI - One thousand paper cranes: the story of Sadako and the children's peace statue SN - 0440228433 (pbk.) PY - 1997/// CY - New York, N.Y. PB - Laurel-Leaf KW - Sasaki, Sadako, KW - Atomic bomb victims KW - Japan KW - Hiroshima-shi KW - Juvenile literature KW - Hiroshima-shi (Japan) KW - History KW - Bombardment, 1945 N2 - Provides the history behind the building of the Children's Peace Statue in Japan as a memorial to those who died in the bombing of Hiroshima, with special acknowledgement made to Sadako and her inspirational attempt of making one thousand paper cranes before her death due to a bomb-related illness. 10 yrs+ ER -