Hiroshima No Pika
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Picture Book · Ages 13–+ · 1981

Hiroshima No Pika

Written and illustrated by Toshi Maruki

A family's breakfast is shattered by a devastating flash in Hiroshima.

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48 pages· AD810L
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Bookroo's summary

In Hiroshima, a young girl and her family sit down for breakfast, unaware that their world is about to change forever. At 8:15 a.m., a blinding flash disrupts their lives, leaving them to face unimaginable devastation. As they navigate the aftermath, the story raises haunting questions about survival, resilience, and the hope that such a tragedy will never repeat. What will become of them in the wake of the flash?

From the publisher

A little girl and her parents are eating breakfast, and then it happened. “Hiroshima no Pika.”

Awards

Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor (1983)
At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
48
Reading age
13–99+
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD810L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~5.2
F&P level
~S
Publication
Published
August 1, 1982
First published
January 1, 1981
Publisher
Lothrop Lee Shepard
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780688012977
LCCN
82015365
OCLC
8306724

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