Sadako was two years old when her city, Hiroshima, was bombed. Diagnosed with leukemia, Sadako and her friends folded paper cranes, hoping that they would make her well again. After collecting 644 cranes, now a universal symbol of hope and peace, she died at 12 years of age. This time-tested story reveals the pain and suffering of war, but also the hope and challenge of peace.--Ministry of Education website.

English language arts grade 6 (2009).