{"product_id":"one-thousand-paper-cranes-the-story-of-sadako-and-the-childrens-peace-statue-9780440228431","title":"One Thousand Paper Cranes: The Story of Sadako and the Children's Peace Statue","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ishii Takayuki\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Laurel Leaf Library\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Laurel Leaf Library\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Places - Asia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTen 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.","brand":"Laurel Leaf Library","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45029451366551,"sku":"9780440228431","price":515.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780440228431.webp?v=1769203913","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/one-thousand-paper-cranes-the-story-of-sadako-and-the-childrens-peace-statue-9780440228431","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}