My Hiroshima

Author(s): Junko Morimoto

Picture Books

On 6 August, 1945, 13-year-old Junko Morimoto's life changed forever. That was the day that an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, the Japanese city where she lived.First published in Australia, widely praised, and subsequently translated into fourteen languages, the picture book MY HIROSHIMA is Junko's powerful and deeply moving story of a period in history that should never be forgotten.


Product Information

a simple yet moving tale Weekend West Mention Reading Upside Down a simple story, but poignant Janet Croft Book Reviews This is a book to be cherished and revisited time and time again as our world still tumbles into war, sweeping all in its path. ReadPlus Review YARR-A

Junko Morimoto was born in Hiroshima in 1932 and came to Australia in 1982. She is the award-winning author and illustrator of Kojuro and the Bear, The Two Bullies, The Inch Boy and the powerful contemporary classic, My Hiroshima.

General Fields

  • : 9780734416025
  • : Lothian Children's Books
  • : Lothian Children's Books
  • : 0.17
  • : December 2014
  • : 256mm X 203mm X 4mm
  • : December 2014
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Junko Morimoto
  • : Paperback
  • : English
  • : 940.5425