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Sadako, only two years old when the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima to end World War II, was diagnosed with Leukaemia at age eleven in 1955. She was given a folded paper crane by her best friend. According to Japanese legend, a wish is granted to anyone who folds a thousand paper cranes.
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| Wishing for good health, Sadako began to fold paper cranes. She died at the age of twelve having completed 644 paper cranes; another 356 paper cranes folded by her friends were buried with her.
In 1958 a monument of Sadako holding a paper crane was built in Hiroshima Peace Park. To express their hope for world peace, people fold paper cranes each year to place at the base of the monument. |
Share Sadako’s story with students by reading them the book Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes. In class, students can exchange knowledge on Japan and World War II. They can discuss war, conflict, loss, peace, similarities and differences between their culture and that of others.
How to Fold a Crane is listed on the Gander Academy Origami website under the heading Paperfolding Instructions Sites. Explore this website for photographs and illustrations of models, instructions, information and resources on origami.
CMIS Evaluation review of Gander Academy Origami web site
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