WOW!
Welcome to Worlds of Words. You will find many useful resources on this site for building bridges between cultures. These resources include multiple strategies for locating and evaluating culturally authentic international children’s and adolescent literature as well as ways of engaging students with these books in classrooms and libraries. Use the blue navigation bar at the top of the page to browse or search our growing database of books, to read one of our two on-line journals, or to learn more about our mission. We encourage you to take time to explore the many resources on this site and to return often as we expand to include more voices like yours.
WOW: Wishes fOr the World
Have you ever blown out candles on a birthday to make a wish? What about wishing on a shooting star? Children all around the world make wishes, and so do we. Worlds of Words invited visitors to our Tucson Festival of Books booth to make wishes for the world. We used Wish: Wishing Traditions Around the World by Roseanne Thong with illustrations by Elisa Kleven to start our conversations. Check back with us in June to see more wishes. For now, enjoy the video. (Visit our blog to see how WOW contributors are connecting these wishes to themselves and to books.)
What’s New at WOWLIT
→ Check out our Fall issue of WOW Stories with a focus on children’s connections to Latino texts. We’ve also rounded out our first volume of WOW Stories in a new issue that incorporates a video vignette.
→ WOW’s latest issue of WOW Review invites readers to visit communities and cultures across the globe.
→ Longview Foundation has just awarded WOW a significant grant to improve, update, and innovate our website so we can bring you new interactive features. We are excited about what our e-future holds!
WOW Highlights
- Make a quick and easy online gift to WOW! Your contributions help our programs grow.
- WOW Stories and WOW Review are accepting submissions. Our two online journals are available to you without subscription, membership, or fee requirements. We are proud to offer these journals and want to hear from you. E-mail us with questions, feedback, and submissions.
