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Wed 15th Dec 21;

With Scholastic's Book Wizard calculating Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes as a fifth grade reading level with a Lexile Level of 630, I wanted to make this unit as flexible as possible for the fifth grade teacher who may wish to quickly read this book to reinforce a World War II social studiesSadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr About the Author After World War II, Eleanor Coerr went to Japan to live and work as a reporter During her stay, she was shocked to see the terrible destruction caused by the atom bomb Years later, she saw the statue of Sadako in Hiroshima Peace Park and heard the brave little girl's storyIn 1954, 11yearold Sadako Sasaki lives in Japan with her family Sadako is a talented runner and hopes to qualify for the junior high team the following year She begins having dizzy spells after her long runs but is afraid to mention them to her family One day she collapses at school Sadako sasaki book