Abstract:

A companion to the video, SADAKO AND THE THOUSAND PAPER CRANES, which tells the story of Sadako Sasaki, a young Japanese girl from Hiroshima who developed leukemia from the atomic bomb. After developing the disease, she began folding a thousand paper cranes in hopes that she would get well. As the Sadako story has become known around the world, the paper crane has become an international symbol for peace. In the video, a whimsical pair of hands, guided by a lively narrator, demonstrates how to transform a square piece of paper into a graceful crane in 26 clearly presented steps. American sign language is built into the program as the hands 'speak' to the narrator. Each fold is numbered on the screen, and the program is divided into segments to facilitate classroom instruction and accomodate different levels of skill and speed. The video concludes with a demonstration of how to make the wings flap. || "An entertaining guide to the fairly complex task of folding an origami paper crane. Offers humorous narration while we watch a pair of gloved hands perform each of the 26 folds necessary to make the paper crane. Both the video and audio qualities are top notch, and a detailed instruction brochure which also carries information about Sadako is included with the tape. This would be an excellent and useful choice for elementary and middle schools and for public libraries. Highly recommended. " -- Randy Pitman, Video Librarian