In the week leading up to Remembrance Day, students in grades 4-6 heard Eleanor Coerr's "Sadako," a book based on the true story of Sadako Sasaki, a young girl living in Hiroshima after World War II. Like many others, Sadako is afflicted with leukemia due to the intense radiation from the atom bomb. While she is in the hospital, her best friend coaxes her to begin folding paper cranes -- according to legend, if someone folds 1000 cranes his or her deepest wish will be granted. Sadako's deepest wish is to get better and return to a normal life.
We all learned how to fold a paper crane and some students were kind enough to donate their works of art for our display, pictured here. Everyone agreed that it would take a long time to fold 1000 cranes and gained a deeper appreciation for what Sadako tried to do.
We all learned how to fold a paper crane and some students were kind enough to donate their works of art for our display, pictured here. Everyone agreed that it would take a long time to fold 1000 cranes and gained a deeper appreciation for what Sadako tried to do.