Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (Puffin Modern Classics)

Good condition and kids love it

I read this when I was in 5th grade, and we made 1,000 paper cranes to give to a classmate whose dad was battling cancer. This is a great book, and I love that it's a true story. This book is a favorite from when I was younger. I'm so glad I got to pass this book on to a friend's kid who was interested in WWII and the bombing in Japan.

This book is wonderful for a third grade class. My daughter read it at school, and the students really loved it. It beautifully introduces Japanese culture, paper cranes, themes of loss, and hope in a way that children can understand. It’s an emotional story with a beautiful message, and it’s also very easy for kids to read and follow along with. Such a meaningful book for young readers.

It has been over thirty years since I read this book. I decided to purchase and reread it again today. This is the story of a young girl who was an infant when the United States dropped the atom bomb on Hiroshima. So many people died. Worse yet were those who developed leukemia years later. Sadako was one of them. She loved to run. She had a dream of making the running team when she got to Junior High. Instead of running, she found herself in the hospital battling leukemia. Her best friend brought her a golden origami crane. She had made it based on the story they had been told about a person making a thousand paper cranes, then they will get well. I am sixty-six at this reading. I was so touched at the message in this book. It is a message of hope and never giving up. It is a message of reaching for your dreams. The author was inspired to write this story for the kids in America. She based it on the biography of Sadako's life written by her classmates and published. I enjoyed rereading this book so much that I will make sure that I have a copy on my shelves at school. I want to reintroduce one of the most inspirational books I have ever read to a new generation of students.

4 stars because it engaged 9 year old boy who’d rather play video games. The story is deeply engaging, while the sentence structure and flow of the writing is somewhat repetative.

This book was recommended by an English teacher in conversation classes to my husband and I was in intermediate classes at different levels and after he read it he recommended it to me because he said it was quite easy to understand and practice my English, the texts are everyday and easy to apply, when I read it I realized that I had easy reason without complexities to practice my English besides that it is entertaining

Buena calidad

This is one I read during my childhood, and it never let me go. Based on the life of a real 10 year old girl, it tells her story as she is diagnosed with leukemia because of the bombing of Hiroshima. It's geared towards upper elementary/low middle school-age kids, but it still made me cry. Sadako tries to make 1000 paper cranes to appeal to the gods for healing, but doesn't make it. 😭 Such an important story to tell. War is not the answer. Lives like Sadako's matter. Peace will always be the answer and should always be the goal . 🕊

厳しい環境(運命)におかれても、希望捨てない頑張り、また、それを支えた家族、友人との交流には涙ハラハラでした。 また、易しめの(?)英文ですが、十分語学の研鑽にもなりました。お勧めします。

Beautiful book

bel libretto sulla storia delel mille gru di carta e di sasako. una storia commovente e umana. la leggenda delle mille gru di carta è bella e magica.

Einfach nur ein Klassiker.

Its good book