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Series
Publisher
Distributed by Feature Films for Families
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Ten years after the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, MiyekoMatsuda arrives in America. She is invited to stay at the home of the Bennett family while she undergoes plastic surgery for radiation burns and scarring. Miyeko is warmly welcomed by everyone except older son Johnny, who is persuaded by his friends that "this Japanese girl may be a spy."
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki through the eyes of Sachiko Yasui, who was six when the devastation was wrought, describing her experiences in the aftermath of the attack as well as her long journey to find peace.
11) Hiroshima
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Set in the three weeks from the test explosion in New Mexico to the dropping of the bomb, the action takes viewers into the room where the crucial political decisions are made, on board the Enola Gay, inside the bomb as it explodes, and in Hiroshima.
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
Description
"Six-year-old Sachiko and her family suffered greatly after the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, and in the years that followed, the miraculous survival of a ceramic bowl became a key part of Sachiko's journey toward peace"--
16) Plum wine
Author
Series
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press, Terrace Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
In August 1945, the world was transformed in the blink of an eye when American forces dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and then Nagasaki. The destruction was unprecedented and the bombings precipitated the end of World War II. Contains archival footage and stunning photography. Interviews are from both Japanese survivors and the Americans who believed that their involvement would help end a brutal conflict.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
This book is an account of the enduring impact of nuclear war, told through the stories of those who survived. On August 9, 1945, three days after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the United States dropped a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, a small port city on Japan's southernmost island. An estimated 74,000 people died within the first five months, and another 75,000 were injured. Published on the seventieth anniversary of the bombing, Nagasaki takes...
Author
Series
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Draws on the voices of atomic-bomb survivors and the science of forensic archaeology to describe the events and aftermath of two days in August 1945 when nuclear devices detonated over Japan changed life on Earth forever. --Publisher's description.
