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Running with Cosmos Flowers: The Children of Hiroshima (Arcadia Kids) Hardcover – July 30, 2014
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"Wonderful and powerful . . . This story has kept our memories alive."
-Toshimi Ishida, survivor of the Hiroshima bombing, student at Honkawa Elementary School
"[This] inspiring story . . . reminds us to live hand in hand together on this earth."
-Hiroko Matsui, first lady of Hiroshima
"There's never been a story like this in English. Running with Cosmos Flowers is like a Bible of Peace."
-Tomoko Furusawa, survivor of the Hiroshima bombing, student at Honkawa Elementary School
- Reading age12 - 17 years
- Print length160 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade level7 - 8
- Dimensions6 x 0.31 x 9 inches
- PublisherPelican Publishing
- Publication dateJuly 30, 2014
- ISBN-101455619663
- ISBN-13978-1455619665
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"There's never been a story like this in English. Running with Cosmos Flowers is like a Bible of peace."
—Tomoko Furusawa, survivor of the bombing of Hiroshima, former student of Honkawa Elementary School
"Shizumi's dedication and perseverance to sharing this amazing and important story . . . are to be congratulated."
—Myron Belkind, president, National Press Club
"With great sensitivity, delicacy, and authenticity, Shizumi Shigeto Manale and Richard Marshall achieve the near impossible. . . . While powerfully evoking the terrible tragedy that befell the people of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, and its painful aftermath, the authors have nonetheless created a beautiful work of hope and reconciliation, with true emotion but devoid of easy sentimentality or platitudes. It is a work that truly honors the epochal events depicted in its pages by confronting both the human race's capacity for unimaginable destruction and, conversely, the miracle of goodness. This is an extraordinary book."
—Michael Singer, author
"This powerful tale of hope, despair, and ultimate triumph, with its remarkable attention to the details of daily life, is a testament to the vitality of the human spirit."
—Peter Kuznick, director of the Nuclear Studies Institute at American University and coauthor with Oliver Stone of The Untold History of the United States, and Simki Kuznick, award-winning poet
Shizumi Shigeto Manale was born in Hiroshima three years after the end of World War II. She is an internationally renowned dancer, choreographer, director, and film producer. Her documentary film, Pictures from a Hiroshima Schoolyard, has been screened at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, the Embassy of the United States in Tokyo, and the National Press Club. The former artistic director of the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, DC, Manale has been honored with the County Executive's Award for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities from Montgomery County, Maryland; the ACE award for excellence in dance and drama; and the President's Volunteer Service Award. Manale lives with her husband in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Richard Marshall's distinguished career has included posts as the former head speechwriter for the Human Rights Bureau and the US delegation to the United Nations Human Rights Commission; the chief editor for the United States Agency of International Development (USAID); and a reporter covering issues such as United States-Soviet Union relations and the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. A four-time recipient of the US Department of State's Meritorious Honor Award, Marshall won the National Association of Government Communicators Blue Pencil Award. He resides with his wife in Silver Spring, Maryland.
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On August 6, 1945, everything changed for the people of Hiroshima. Based on true accounts from survivors, this powerful historical novel recounts how an unexpected act of generosity helped the children of Hiroshima's Honkawa Elementary School rebuild their lives and spark a friendship between the peoples of Japan and the United States.
"A wonderful and powerful book that brought back the most unbelievable and painful memories of my childhood. The main character, Hana-chan, and I share many things, especially her sadness and longing for the mother and sister she lost in the bombing of Hiroshima. But the pain of her loss is beautifully balanced by the stories of the children huddled around a cold stove in their leaky classroom, their friendship and vitality, and the gifts they later receive from America. To this day I remember the colorful American marbles they sent and how badly I wanted some. This story has kept our memories alive again. Despite the terrible events of World War II, a beautiful friendship bloomed between Japan and America. I am certain that this book will contribute to world peace."
—Toshimi Ishida, survivor of the bombing of Hiroshima, former student of Honkawa Elementary School
"An eloquent tale of the human consequences of the war and shows the undying strength of human love even in the face of hardship and conflict."
—Harriet Fulbright, former executive director of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities
"In every era, although people have always valued peace, tranquility, and harmony in their everyday lives, the fact remains that human beings sometimes also cause unimaginable tragedy. Just before the war ended, the atomic bombs that fell on Hiroshima and Nagasaki caused an unthinkable loss of life. But there were many people in the United States who grieved over the situation. Running with Cosmos Flowers tells the story of children in the immediate postwar period through the eyes of Hana-chan, whose bright voice brings a child's perspective to the time. Although she saw much suffering around her and tells of what she observed, the impression that remains is one of irrepressible hope. The children who received a gift from America of brightly colored crayons drew pictures that expressed their joy and dreams of a brighter tomorrow. This book reminds us afresh that we all live, hand in hand, on the same earth."
—Hiroko Matsui, first lady of Hiroshima
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- Publisher : Pelican Publishing (July 30, 2014)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 160 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1455619663
- ISBN-13 : 978-1455619665
- Reading age : 12 - 17 years
- Grade level : 7 - 8
- Item Weight : 11.9 ounces
- Dimensions : 6 x 0.31 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #3,565,357 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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- Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2015It is a beautiful and powerful story. Gratitude for Shizumi`s efforts and perseverance.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2014A moving story, told with sensitivity and art.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2014Very one should read this book. I am buying more for Christmas presents.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2014A great story written by my friend. Everyone should read it .
- Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2015Very satisfied!
- Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2015Wow! This remarkable book took a very heavy subject in which Mrs. Shizumi Shigeto Manale made incredibly palpable to read. I was not able to put this extraordinary book down until I finished the whole bittersweet story. I felt like I was watching a horrible movie from the eyes of an innocent child, however it wasn't a movie. It was real and a very painful time for Hanako, the heroin of this story. Like others, she had lost so many members of her family from that sudden day of the Hiroshima bomb on that hot August 6th, 1945 morning.
It was difficult for her to comprehend it all, yet she unbelievably persevered in trying to understand it. And the long-suffering through her Aunt who was left to bring her up through all of the devastation and trail of despair that followed, my goodness! Yet Hanako was able to give us a glimpse of the wondrous hope she felt when her school held its first race competition, in addition to how the teachers encouraged the kids, plus how they sat down to listen to their burning questions and how everyone worked hard to make the lovely and bright drawings that were sent over to the United States.
One can see that Christians from America were trying to make amends for the pain that we caused Japan. As a Christian, I would like to make a note that it is my fervent hope that there will be true forgiveness for the deep, hurtful wounds made during those years between both America and Japan. My dream is for Hanako and her peers to see the love through those Christians, that Hiroshima Honkawa School was able to receive those wonderful Christmas gifts and to begin the mending of their soul. "Come to Me, all you who are weary and heavily burdened, and I will give you rest." (Matthew 11:28)
- Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2014WOW! Though this is a fiction book, it is powerful and sometimes I found that I got lost in the book itself. The author is eloquent and truly writes in a way that brings you into the story and makes you believe that what he is saying is actually non-fiction (at least I felt that way). As mentioned the story is powerful and the characters are well developed and sad. You get to feel the emotions through the prose and the dialogue that is shared between characters. Through the broken life of one you get to see what happens in the wake of tragedy!
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- Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2014Many thanks to Shizumi and Richard for presenting such a wonderful and pleasant story about the children of Honkawa and how they overcame the most difficult years after the ending of World War II. Diligently listening to the guidances of parents and teachers, the children of Honkawa expressed gratitudes with drawings and calligraphies for the gift they have received from the children in America. I hope the spirit of this story gives an understanding to young people and empathize with the experiences of how the children of Hiroshima overcame the aftermath of Atomic Bomb.