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$7.39The Story
A heartbreaking but essential perspective on war and survival.starred, Kirkus ReviewsIn this deeply moving nonfiction picture book, awardwinning author Caren Stelson brings Sachiko Yasuis story of surviving the atomic bombing of Nagasaki and her message of peace to a young audience.Sachikos family home was about half a mile from where the atomic bomb fell on August 9, 1945. Her family experienced devastating loss. When they returned to the rubble where their home once stood, her father miraculously found their serving bowl fully intact. This delicate, green, leafshaped bowlwhich once held their daily mealsnow holds memories of the past and serves as a vessel of hope, peace, and new traditions for Sachiko and the surviving members of her family.
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A heartbreaking but essential perspective on war and survival.starred, Kirkus ReviewsIn this deeply moving nonfiction picture book, awardwinning author Caren Stelson brings Sachiko Yasuis story of surviving the atomic bombing of Nagasaki and her message of peace to a young audience.Sachikos family home was about half a mile from where the atomic bomb fell on August 9, 1945. Her family experienced devastating loss. When they returned to the rubble where their home once stood, her father miraculously found their serving bowl fully intact. This delicate, green, leafshaped bowlwhich once held their daily mealsnow holds memories of the past and serves as a vessel of hope, peace, and new traditions for Sachiko and the surviving members of her family.













