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Worlds of Words: Center of Global Literacies and Literatures builds bridges across global cultures through children’s and adolescent literature.
WOW News
The traveling exhibition Black White Grey from the International Youth Library (IYL) in Munich, Germany is on view for the first time in the U.S. in the Worlds of Words Center. The books in this exhibit show how illustrators use the expressive power of lines, shapes, contours and contrasts to create captivating pictures.
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WOW Currents
Angeline Hoffman discusses the importance of story in Indigenous cultures for passing on information about the specific Indigenous culture of the community. These Indigenous stories of being help connect land and culture to the community, and this month’s WOW Currents shares four titles centered on gratitude and its role in communities.
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WOW Dozen
“Fall down seven times, stand up eight,” a proverb that encourages us to never give up, is the focus of this month’s WOW Dozen. Michele Ebersole and Avis Masuda introduce twelve titles that range from biographies of meaningful people who have overcome challenges to whimsical fictional stories to inspire children to persevere through hardship.
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∞ WOW Stories, WOW Review and WOW Libros are accepting submissions. Our 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.
WOW Stories
WOW Stories: Connections from the Classroom is a regular on-line publication of Worlds of Words containing vignettes written by educators about children’s experiences reading and responding to literature. If you would like to submit to WOW Stories, please see our current call and guidelines. ISSN 2577-0551
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WOW Review
WOW Review: Reading Across Cultures is a regular on-line publication of Worlds of Words containing reviews of selected books to be published quarterly. The reviews are careful examinations of the books, primarily focused on the cultural authenticity of the text and illustrations. If you would like to submit to WOW Review, please see our current call and guidelines. ISSN 2577-0527
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WOW Libros
WOW Libros: Leyendo entre palabras is a regular on-line publication of Worlds of Words containing Spanish-language reviews of Spanish-language books. If you would like to submit to WOW Libros, please see our current call guidelines.
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