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Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (known in Turkish as Sadako ve Kağıttan Bin Turna Kuşu) is a moving work of historical children's fiction by Eleanor Coerr. Based on a true story, it explores the devastating human cost of nuclear warfare through the eyes of a young girl.
📍 — Inscription at the Children's Peace Monument. Sadako / Ve KaДџД±ttan Bin
Thousands of paper cranes are sent to Hiroshima every year in her memory. Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (known in
Sadako’s journey has become a global symbol for peace and the innocent victims of war. Her courage inspired her classmates to finish the project after her passing, eventually leading to the creation of the Children’s Peace Monument in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. Core Themes Thousands of paper cranes are sent to Hiroshima
While in the hospital, her friend Chizuko reminds her of an old Japanese legend: anyone who folds one thousand origami cranes will be granted a wish by the gods. Seeking health and hope, Sadako begins her mission, folding tiny paper birds out of any scrap material she can find.
It highlights the long-term suffering caused by nuclear radiation.
