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WOW is committed to creating an international network of people who share the vision of bringing books and children together, thereby opening windows on the world. We encourage thoughtful dialogue around international literature so that children can reflect on their own cultural experience and connect to the experience of others across the globe.

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International Collection of Children's and Adolescent Literature
College of Education
University of Arizona

1430 East Second Street
Tucson, AZ 85721
Phone: (520) 621-9340
email: wow@email.arizona.edu
Open Reading Hours: Monday through Friday – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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David And Goliath

The acclaimed illustrator of Cyclops and Jason and the Golden Fleece embellishes with his beautiful, full-color drawings, the story of David, whose faith in God helped him to challenge Goliath, the towering Philistine giant.

Published: 1993, Holiday House
Tags: Biblical figure, Faith, Giants, Religion
Categories: Early Years (ages 2-6)Early Years (ages 2-6), Picture BookEarly Years (ages 2-6), Picture Book, United States

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David And Goliath

The biblical tale of the young shepherd who uses a slingshot to do battle with a giant and eventually becomes a king.

Published: 1996, Orchard Books (NY)
Tags: Biblical figure, Courage, giant, Religion
Categories: Picture BookPicture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), United States

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And God Created Squash: How The World Began

As God thinks about light and darkness, water and land, plants and animals–and people–the world is created.

Published: 1993, Albert Whitman & Company
Tags: creation, God
Categories: Picture BookPicture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), United States

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Whoppers: Tall Tales And Other Lies

A collection of tall tales involving animals, the weather, narrow escapes, and many other topics.

Published: 1990, HarperTrophy
Tags: Collections, Humor, tall tales
Categories: Folklore and Fairy TalesFolklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), United States

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Why Lapin’s Ears Are Long

Three tales of Compere Lapin who practices his tricks among the Creoles and the Cajuns of the Louisiana bayou.

Published: 1997, Orchard Books
Tags: Cajun, folktales, Humor, Rabbits
Categories: Folklore and Fairy TalesFolklore and Fairy Tales, Primary (ages 6-9)Folklore and Fairy Tales, Primary (ages 6-9), United States

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Will Rogers: Larger Than Life

In this tall tale, the legendary Will Rogers is so good with his lasso that he ropes the whole earth and creates the equator and on the rebound hollows out the Grand Canyon. Includes biographical information about the real Will Rogers.

Published: 1999, Walker and Co.
Tags: Tall Tale
Categories: Picture BookPicture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), United States

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Wish Riders

Fifteen-year-old Dusty, a ward of the state, is forced to work in a logging camp during the Depression. Despite the bleakness of her life, spirited Dusty dreams of escape.

Published: 2006, Hyperion
Tags: Escape, Great Depression, Horses, Orphans, slavery
Categories: FantasyFantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), United States

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Witcracks

Traces the history and gives examples of puns, shaggy-dog stories, and other jokes from American humor of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Published: 1993, HarperTrophy
Tags: Humor
Categories: Folklore and Fairy TalesFolklore and Fairy Tales, United StatesFolklore and Fairy Tales, United States, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow

A superstitious schoolmaster, in love with a wealthy farmer’s daughter, has a terrifying encounter with a headless horseman.

Published: 1995, Philomel
Tags: action, Classics, Horror, Supernatural
Categories: Folklore and Fairy TalesFolklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture BookFolklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book, United States

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The Narrow Escapes of Davy Crockett

Recounts the wild adventures of Davy Crockett, including his tangles with a wrestling bear, eagles that wish to pull out his hair, and an alligator he rides up Niagara Falls.

Published: 1993, Mulberry Books
Tags: Legendary Character, Short stories, Tall Tale
Categories: Folklore and Fairy TalesFolklore and Fairy Tales, Primary (ages 6-9)Folklore and Fairy Tales, Primary (ages 6-9), United States

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