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Chidori : a story of one thousand birds /

"Hana is at school, high on the hill, when her village is devastated by a powerful tsunami. When she is finally reunited with her family, she learns that the wave has taken more than she could have ever imagined. To cope with her grief, Hana begins to paint chidori (a thousand birds), to honor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Maruno, Jennifer, 1950- (Author)
Other Authors: Sato, Miki, 1987- (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto, Ontario Canada : Pajama Press, 2025.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Tsunamis > Japan > Juvenile fiction.
Mothers > Death > Juvenile fiction.
Grief > Juvenile fiction.
Ink painting, Japanese > Juvenile fiction.
Painting > Juvenile fiction.
Art therapy > Juvenile fiction.
Birds in art > Juvenile fiction.
Tsunamis > Japan > Fiction.
Mothers > Death > Fiction.
Grief > Fiction.
Painting, Japanese > Fiction.
Painting > Fiction.
Art therapy > Fiction.
Birds in art > Fiction.
Tsunamis > Fiction.
Japan > Fiction.
Tsunamis > Japon > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Chagrin > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Peinture à l'encre japonaise > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Oiseaux dans l'art > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Picture books.
Fiction.
Canadian picture books.
Romans.
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Summary:"Hana is at school, high on the hill, when her village is devastated by a powerful tsunami. When she is finally reunited with her family, she learns that the wave has taken more than she could have ever imagined. To cope with her grief, Hana begins to paint chidori (a thousand birds), to honor those that are lost."--
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 29 cm
Awards:Booklist Editor's Choice/Books for Youth, 2025
ISBN:9781772783162
1772783161