Sadako of Hiroshima (English)

ManoramaJafa'sSadakoof Hiroshima,published byRatnaSagar,hastravelledto many countries as part of an exhibition promoting peace called 'Hello Dear Enemy'. It is a true, heart-warming story of a young Japanese girl who became a symbol of the innocent victims of the 1945 Hiroshima bombing.SadakoSasaki,exposed to the atom bomb explosion at the tender age of two, succumbed to its fatal effects when she reached the age of 12.Sadakoloved making paper cranes and continued making them even during her last days at theRed Cross Hospital.She believed her wish to live would be fulfilled if she completed making a thousand cranes. As she fell short of her target, her friends completed it for her, and the thousand cranes were buried along with her. A statue ofSadakoholding a golden crane now stands in theHiroshima Peace Park. The highlights of the book are: IllustrationsbyAjantaGuhathakurta Historical factsin the story distinguished byred font