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A heartbreaking but essential perspective on war and survival.-starred, Kirkus Reviews
In this deeply moving nonfiction picture book, award-winning author Caren Stelson brings Sachiko Yasui's story of surviving the atomic bombing of Nagasaki and her message of peace to a young audience.
Sachiko's 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, leaf-shaped bowl-which once held their daily meals-now 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.
"[A] symbol of survival. . . . Kusaka's illustrations effectively focus on Sachiko's family and the ways they used the bowl to create an orderly family life even in the midst of, and after, a devastating war."-starred, The Horn Book Magazine
"A powerful entry point for discussing the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the importance of peace and disarmament. Stunning."-starred, Booklist
"A heartbreaking but essential perspective on war and survival."-starred, Kirkus Reviews
" . . . The soft edges of Kusaka's digital artwork mimic pastel images and show the catastrophe and its aftermath directly."-Publishers Weekly
"A useful resource that could be tied to the International Day of Peace."-School Library Journal
A heartbreaking but essential perspective on war and survival.-starred, Kirkus Reviews
In this deeply moving nonfiction picture book, award-winning author Caren Stelson brings Sachiko Yasui's story of surviving the atomic bombing of Nagasaki and her message of peace to a young audience.
Sachiko's 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, leaf-shaped bowl-which once held their daily meals-now 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.
"[A] symbol of survival. . . . Kusaka's illustrations effectively focus on Sachiko's family and the ways they used the bowl to create an orderly family life even in the midst of, and after, a devastating war."-starred, The Horn Book Magazine
"A powerful entry point for discussing the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the importance of peace and disarmament. Stunning."-starred, Booklist
"A heartbreaking but essential perspective on war and survival."-starred, Kirkus Reviews
" . . . The soft edges of Kusaka's digital artwork mimic pastel images and show the catastrophe and its aftermath directly."-Publishers Weekly
"A useful resource that could be tied to the International Day of Peace."-School Library Journal