Sadako was two when the atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima where she and her family lived. Ten years later she had leukemia as a result of the radiation. The story relays her race against time to fold one thousand paper cranes to verify the legend that by doing so a sick person will become healthy. Teacher Guide available; please contact the Media Center via email to request a copy to be sent with your order. (media@e2ccb.org).