{"product_id":"9780440228431","title":"One Thousand Paper Cranes: The Story of Sadako and the Children's Peace Statue","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe inspirational story of the Japanese national campaign to build the Children's Peace Statue honoring Sadako and hundreds of other children who died as a result of the bombing of Hiroshima.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen years after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Sadako Sasaki died as a result of atomic bomb disease. Sadako's determination to fold one thousand paper cranes and her courageous struggle with her illness inspired her classmates. After her death, they started a national campaign to build the Children's Peace Statue to remember Sadako and the many other children who were victims of the Hiroshima bombing. On top of the statue is a girl holding a large crane in her outstretched arms. Today in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, this statue of Sadako is beautifully decorated with thousands of paper cranes given by people throughout the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Children's Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47063016014064,"sku":"9780440228431","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780440228431_p0.jpg?v=1763702092","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780440228431","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}