A Bowl Full of Peace (Hardcover)

from sweetiegherkin

Despite being just half a mile from the ground zero of an atomic bomb going off, 6-year-old Sachiko manages to survive, as do some of her family members, and an antique passed down from generation to generation: a serving dish the family calls “grandmother's bowl” that takes center place at every...

from Briars_Reviews

This is a non-fiction picture book about Sachiko Yasui, during the bombing in Nagasaki, Japan. This tale is so beautifully told, and it's not written like some non-fiction editorial. It's written as a story, reflecting on the tough times during the Nagasaki bombings. There's quite a bit of stor...

from sylliu

A Bowl Full of Peace is the beautiful and heart-wrenching story of Sachiko Yasuo, who was six years old when she survived the bombing of Nagasaki. Her family always gathered around her grandmother's bowl and gratefully ate their meals while saying, "Itadakimasu," (humbly receive). The bowl miracu...

from sylliu

A Bowl Full of Peace is the beautiful and heart-wrenching story of Sachiko Yasuo, who was six years old when she survived the bombing of Nagasaki. Her family always gathered around her grandmother's bowl and gratefully ate their meals while saying, "Itadakimasu," (humbly receive). The bowl miracu...