Synopses & Reviews
The heartbreaking experiences of 7-year-old Mii and her parents, which began at 8:15 AM, August 6, 1945, when the atomic bomb "Little Boy" was dropped on the city of Hiroshima. "A forceful statement of the need for nuclear disarmament."--Publishers Weekly. "An extremely important book that should be bought and discussed with children in homes, schools, and libraries."--Booklist.
Synopsis
August 6, 1945, 8:15 a.m.
Hiroshima. Japan
A little girl and her parents
are eating breakfast,
and then it happened.
HIROSHIMA NO PIKA.
This book is dedicated to
the fervent hope the Flash
will never happen again,
anywhere.
Synopsis
August 6, 1945, 8: 15 a.m.
Hiroshima. Japan
A little girl and her parents
are eating breakfast,
and then it happened.
HIROSHIMA NO PIKA.
This book is dedicated to
the fervent hope the Flash
will never happen again,
anywhere.
Synopsis
Boston Globe Horn Book Award Honor Book
Synopsis
August 6, 1945, 8: 15 a.m.
Hiroshima. Japan
A little girl and her parents
are eating breakfast,
and then it happened.
HIROSHIMA NO PIKA.
This book is dedicated to
the fervent hope the Flash
will never happen again,
anywhere.
About the Author
Toshi Maruki is highly regarded as an artist in her native Japan. Since the end of Worl War II, she and her husband Iri Maruki have been actively engaged in campaigning for nuclear disarmament and world peace. In addition to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the subjects of her paintings have included the Minamata tragedy and genocide during the Japanese occupation of Nanking. Hiroshima No Pika was awarded the Ehon Nippon Prize (for the most excellent picture book of Japan), an annual award given by the Yomiuri Shimbun Press.Toshi Maruki is highly regarded as an artist in her native Japan. Since the end of Worl War II, she and her husband Iri Maruki have been actively engaged in campaigning for nuclear disarmament and world peace. In addition to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the subjects of her paintings have included the Minamata tragedy and genocide during the Japanese occupation of Nanking. Hiroshima No Pika was awarded the Ehon Nippon Prize (for the most excellent picture book of Japan), an annual award given by the Yomiuri Shimbun Press.