After graduation, Coerr worked as a newspaper reporter and editor of a children's column. She earned a bachelor's degree in English from American University, and a master's degree in library science from the University of Maryland. She attended the University of Saskatchewan, later transferring to the Kadel Airbrush School. She was exposed to Japanese scenery and told her friend that she wished to visit Japan one day, a request which Coerr fulfilled during the writing of Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes. Through her best friend in high school, who was born to Japanese immigrants, Coerr developed an interest in calligraphy, Japanese food, and origami. As a child, she liked to think up and read new stories. She was born in Kamsack, Saskatchewan, Canada, and raised in Saskatoon. Eleanor Coerr ( née Page – November 22, 2010) was a Canadian-born American writer of children's books, including Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (historical fiction) and many picture books.
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