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- Kathleen Burkinshaw wrote The Last Cherry Blossom based on her own mother’s story of growing up in Hiroshima during World War II.
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However, The Last Cherry Blossom–based on the true story of the author’s mother who endured through the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and its aftermath as a child–is a glimpse into the life of a young Japanese girl during World War II, one that shows that the lives of the Japanese weren’t that much different than the lives of the Americans.
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The story is based on the life of the author’s mother, who was twelve when the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. The details of Japanese life during the war are interesting and, I assume, accurate. They celebrate the New Year with traditional foods and the Shishi-mai, lion dancers.
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Kathleen Burkinshaw is a Japanese American author and the daughter of a Hiroshima survivor. She wrote The Last Cherry Blossombased on her mother’s story of growing up in Hiroshima during World War II. It is through her mother’s twelve-year-old eyes that readers witness the atomic bombing of August 6, 1945. Kathleen lives with her husband and daught...
Bianca Schulze: Hi, Kathleen. Welcome to the Growing Readers podcast. Kathleen Burkinshaw: Hello, Bianca. Thank you so much for having me here. Bianca Schulze: Oh, my gosh. It is such an honor to talk to you today about your book, The Last Cherry Blossom. I know this story is really special to you because it’s based on your mother’s first-hand expe...
Publisher’s Book Summary: Yuriko is happy growing up in Hiroshima when it’s just her and Papa. But her aunt Kimiko and her cousin Genji are living with them now, and the family is only getting bigger with talk of a double marriage! And while things are changing at home, the world beyond their doors is even more unpredictable. World War II is coming...
Resources: Learn more about Kathleen Burkinshaw’s work at https://kathleenburkinshaw.com/. Discussion Topics: 1. The driving force behind sharing this story of the Hiroshima atomic bomb with children and teens. 2. Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy and how Kathleen’s diagnosis led to hearing about her mother’s experience living through the bombing. 3. Th...
- Bianca Schulze
Aug 3, 2016 · Based on the true life events of Ms. Burkinshaw’s mother, I hope this book will open up discussions in classrooms and homes all across the world, creating conversations about the impact war—especially nuclear war—has on innocent lives.
Aug 25, 2020 · Kathleen Burkinshaw wrote The Last Cherry Blossom based on her own mother’s story of growing up in Hiroshima during World War II. She was twelve years old when the bomb was dropped on...
Middle grade fiction has a tendency to be more powerful and honest than young adult or even adult fiction, and the stories you find within the middle grade level can be stories that stay with you throughout your lifetime. This is how I felt about The Last Cherry Blossom - it's a powerful, heartbreaking novel
Aug 2, 2016 · When the bomb hits Hiroshima, it's through Yuriko's twelve-year-old eyes that we witness the devastation and horror. This story offers young readers insight into how children lived during World...
