{"product_id":"sadako-and-the-thousand-paper-cranes-9780698118027","title":"Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes","description":"\u003cb\u003e \"An extraordinary book, one no reader will fail to find compelling and unforgettable.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHiroshima-born Sadako is lively and athletic--the star of her school's running team . . . until the dizzy spells start. Soon gravely ill with leukemia, the \"atom bomb disease,\" Sadako faces her future with spirit and bravery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRecalling 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on a true story, \u003cb\u003eSadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes\u003c\/b\u003e celebrates the extraordinary courage that made one young woman a heroine in Japan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEleanor Coerr \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Kamsack, Saskatchewan, Canada, and grew up in Saskatoon. Two of her favorite childhood hobbies were reading and making up stories. Eleanor began her professional life as a newspaper reporter and editor of a column for children. Luckily, she traveled to Japan in 1949 as a writer for the \u003ci\u003eOttawa Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, since none of the other staff wanted to go to a country that had been devastated by war. Coerr is the writer of numerous children's book and picture books. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn in Cleveland Ohio, renowned illustrator \u003cb\u003eRonald Himler\u003c\/b\u003e attended the Cleveland Institute of Art, where he majored in painting and illustration. Himler's primary focus is children's books, but he's also gained quite a following in regards to his more mature work. Ron has earned many awards over the course of his career, including the prestigous Society of Illustrators Silver Medal for the cover of\u003ci\u003e Red Cap\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Puffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50592669073682,"sku":"9780698118027","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1a5bc161-994e-4017-9523-807e24d147ba.jpg?v=1748729307","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sadako-and-the-thousand-paper-cranes-9780698118027","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}