Sadako and The Thousand Paper Cranes

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Sadako and The Thousand Paper Cranes
Sadako Sasaki 1943-1955
Sadakos Statue
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Introduction
Imagine that your most important wish could
come true just by folding paper. Sadako Sasaki
had faith in the Japanese legend that if she
created one thousand paper cranes, then she would
be cured. In this quest, you will read about
Sadako, the attack on her city, and the race
against time to complete her project. You
will also explore what scientists and ordinary
citizens are doing to save one endangered species.
On the following pages, you will be asked to
research information about Japan and cranes.
Please answer the questions after visiting the
web sites provided. Enjoy!
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Map of Japan
Click on map to find answers to the following
questions
1. What region is Hiroshima located in? 2. Name
the four bodies of water that surround Japan. 3.
What two countries lie closest to Japan? 4. What
do you call land that is entirely surrounded by
water?
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1. What is the name of the atomic bomb? 2.
What time of day was the bomb dropped? 3.
What was the name of the B-29 Bomber that
dropped the bomb?
Click on image to go to web site
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Click on image to read about the day the bomb was
dropped.
Click on image to read about the after- math of
the dropped bomb.
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Click on image to answer questions
1. When Sadako began to feel sick why do you
think she kept it a secret for weeks? 2.
If she folded 644 cranes before her death, how
many more did she need to complete her goal
of 1000? 3. How did her friends and classmates
honor her? 4. How would you feel if you found
out that you had a serious disease? What
would you do?
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Click on image to go to web site
There are 15 species of cranes in the world, 11
of which are threatened or endangered. After you
have read about the information on this web site,
go to the International Crane Foundation link,
select one of the following species to read
about. Write 8-10 facts that you learned about
that species.
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Resources/Bibliography
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes http//web-jp
n.org/kidsweb/japan/regions.html http//www.lclark
.edu/history/HIROSHIMA http//teacher.scholastic.
com/activities/wwii/hiroshima/chapter3.htm http//
teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwii/hiroshima/c
hapter4.htm http//www.sadako.org/sadako.org/sadak
ostory.htm http//www.sadako.com/contents/html In
ternational Crane Foundation http//www.savingcran
es.org/ korie_at_savingcranes.org