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Eleanor Coerr

Eleanor Coerr was born in Kamsack, Saskatchewan, Canada, and grew up in Saskatoon. Two of her favorite childhood hobbies were reading and making up stories. Eleanor began her professional life as a newspaper reporter and editor of a column for children. Luckily, she traveled to Japan in 1949 as a writer for the Ottawa Journal, since none of the other staff wanted to go to a country that had been devastated by war. Coerr is the writer of numerous children's book and picture books.
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (Puffin Modern Classics)
Mieko and the Fifth Treasure

Books

Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (Puffin Modern Classics)
Mieko and the Fifth Treasure

Mental Health Awareness Month Resources

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