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1) Origami is the art of paper folding, often used to create animals or birds. A famous origami creation is the paper crane. 2) The story describes Eleanor Coerr learning about Sadako Sasaki, a young girl who believed the Japanese tradition that folding 1000 paper cranes would grant a wish. Sadako folded cranes while sick with leukemia from exposure to the Hiroshima atomic bombing. 3) Coerr searched for years to find Sadako's autobiography and learned of her strength as a runner and her wish to recover from cancer before dying after folding over 1000 cranes. Coerr told Sadako's story in her book to teach children about war and the need for peace.

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Sadako

1) Origami is the art of paper folding, often used to create animals or birds. A famous origami creation is the paper crane. 2) The story describes Eleanor Coerr learning about Sadako Sasaki, a young girl who believed the Japanese tradition that folding 1000 paper cranes would grant a wish. Sadako folded cranes while sick with leukemia from exposure to the Hiroshima atomic bombing. 3) Coerr searched for years to find Sadako's autobiography and learned of her strength as a runner and her wish to recover from cancer before dying after folding over 1000 cranes. Coerr told Sadako's story in her book to teach children about war and the need for peace.

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By Jody Williams

Origami is an art. It began in Japan. Japan is a country in Asia. Origami is the


art of paper folding. Animals or birds are usually the final product. The paper crane
has become a famous work of art. Japanese tradition says that anyone who makes
one thousand paper cranes is granted a wish. Some people believe this. Others do
not. One little girl believed and wanted a very special wish to come true.

Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes is a story by Eleanor Coerr. She
learned about Sadako while traveling in Japan. She was touched by her story. She
wanted children throughout the world to learn of her as well.

Eleanor Coerr was born on May 29, 1922. She was born in Canada. She had
always been interested in Japan. It began when she received a book as a gift. The
book was called Little Pictures of Japan. It showed pictures of children playing.
They were chasing butterflies. They were catching crickets. Eleanor dreamed about
playing with those children.

Growing up, Eleanor had a best friend whose family was from Japan. They
taught Eleanor about origami. They taught her about brush painting. They taught her how to eat with chopsticks.
Eleanor kept dreaming of one day visiting Japan.

Eleanor started working as a writer. She worked as a newspaper reporter and an editor. The newspaper sent
Eleanor to Japan. She was to write a story about Japanese culture.

In 1949, Eleanor arrived in Japan. She did not know how to speak Japanese. She lived on a farm in Japan for a
year. She learned to speak Japanese. She learned about the culture. Eventually, she was able to visit schools. She
told the children about her country. While in Japan, Eleanor wrote her first book. It was called Circus Day. She
used her experience on the farm for her story. She also visited a circus.

Eleanor spent three years in Japan. She traveled around the country as much as she could. Eleanor visited
Hiroshima. It was a difficult trip for her. Hiroshima is one site where an atomic bomb was dropped. It caused
many deaths. It destroyed the city. Eleanor could not get the sight out of her mind.

Years later, Eleanor returned to Hiroshima. It had changed. She saw a beautiful statue. It was a statue of a
young girl. She was holding a golden crane. Eleanor wanted to learn more about this girl. She began asking
questions. She was told that Sadako had written an autobiography about her life. Eleanor searched for the book
for years. One day she was having tea with a friend. Her friend had lived in Hiroshima for many years. Her friend
suggested that Eleanor write a book about Sadako. Eleanor said she would love to if she could find the book. Her
friend went to her attic and pulled the book from the bottom of a trunk. Eleanor began gathering information.

Eleanor found that Sadako had been a strong and talented girl. She had been a fast runner. She had lived about
one mile from where the atomic bomb was dropped. Sadako had been two years old when that happened. About
ten years later, she had been told she had leukemia, a form of cancer.

Sadako grew very sick. She had to go to the hospital. She knew the Japanese story of the paper cranes. She
began folding paper and making cranes. She had trouble finding enough paper. She went to other patients' rooms
asking for paper. She used whatever paper she could find, even wrappers from medicine. Her wish was to get
better. She wanted to run again.

Eleanor Coerr's version of her story says that she folded 644 cranes before she died. Sadako's friends
completed the rest. When Sadako died, the one thousand cranes were buried with her. An exhibit in Hiroshima
says that Sadako reached her goal. It says that she even folded more than one thousand cranes.
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Sadako's story has been retold many times. It has been told through poetry. It has been told through music.
Eleanor Coerr was fascinated by her story. She told it in a way that children can understand. Sadly, Eleanor Coerr
died on November 22, 2010. Her book Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes has been translated into many
languages. It is used in many schools around the world to teach children about war and the need for peace.

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Questions
1. What is origami?

2. Japanese tradition says that anyone who makes one thousand paper cranes is ______.
A. tired
B. granted a wish
C. talented
D. none of the above

3. Eleanor Coerr was born in 1922 in Canada.


A. false
B. true

4. Describe the circumstances that allowed Eleanor Coerr to travel to Japan for the first time.

5. How did Eleanor Coerr learn to speak Japanese?


A. She lived with a family on a farm.
B. She watched Japanese television.
C. She took a class.
D. She listened to books on tape.

6. Why was Eleanor's visit to Hiroshima the most difficult part of her trip?

7. What caused Eleanor to search for Sadako's book?


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8. Where did Eleanor's search for Sadako's book end?


A. at the library
B. at an antique store
C. at a museum
D. in her friend's attic

9. Summarize Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes.

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