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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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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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Singing Shijimi Clams

ake one older, not-so-wicked-anymore witch, add a slightly grumpy cat, and one large bucket of singing shijimi clams, and what you do NOT end up with, (no matter how hungry you are), is miso soup with clams.

Published: 2006,
Tags: Family life, Intergenerational relations
Categories: AsiaAsia, FictionAsia, Fiction, JapanAsia, Fiction, Japan, Primary (ages 6-9)

Somewhere in Africa

Ashraf, a South African boy who lives in a big city, dreams of the African wild.

Published: 1997,
Tags: city life, exploration, wildlife
Categories: AfricaAfrica, FictionAfrica, Fiction, Picture BookAfrica, Fiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Africa, Fiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), South Africa

Nyumba Ya Mumbi: The Gikuyu Creation Myth

Retells the story of the creation of the Gikuyu people of Kenya.

Published: 1992,
Tags: Identity, Magic, Robbers and outlaws, Runaways
Categories: AfricaAfrica, Folklore and Fairy TalesAfrica, Folklore and Fairy Tales, KenyaAfrica, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Kenya, Primary (ages 6-9)Africa, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Kenya, Primary (ages 6-9), Retellings and Remixes (Versions and Variants)

The New Wind Has Wings: Poems from Canada

A collection of poems by various Canadian poets that deal with kings, laughter, travel, sailors, forests, outlaws, magic, flying, the seasons, clouds, cats, bears, and elephants.

Published: 1984,
Tags: Language
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CanadaAmericas, Canada, PoetryAmericas, Canada, Poetry, Primary (ages 6-9)

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The Biggest Soap

When Kessy, who lives in the Truk Islands, is sent by his mother to buy laundry soap, he hurries back to listen to her storytelling, discovering that his own experience makes a good story too.

Published: 2004,
Tags: Childhood
Categories: FictionFiction, MicronesiaFiction, Micronesia, OceaniaFiction, Micronesia, Oceania, Primary (ages 6-9)

Jamela’s Dress

Jamela gets in trouble when she takes the expensive material intended for a new dress for Mama, parades it in the street, and allows it to become dirty and torn.

Published: 1999,
Tags: Family, Trouble
Categories: AfricaAfrica, Picture BookAfrica, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Africa, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic FictionAfrica, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction, South Africa

Year of No Rain

In 1999, when rebel soldiers come to their village in southern Sudan, Stephen and his friends escape but hope to be able to return again.

Published: 2005,
Tags: refugee, War
Categories: AfricaAfrica, FictionAfrica, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Africa, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Sudan

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Two Plays

Offers readers two fantastical plays, including the tale of a young girl who, upset and confused over the death of her father, conjures up a Wild Boy from magic spells and finally finds a friend who understands her pain and loss.

Published: 2005,
Tags: Knights and knighthood, Orphans
Categories: DramaDrama, England (UK)Drama, England (UK), EuropeDrama, England (UK), Europe, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

Eric In The Land Of The Insects

Nine-year-old Eric enters a landscape painting on his bedroom wall and discovers a world of meadow insects startlingly similar to his own.

Published: 1994,
Tags: Chinese Americans
Categories: EuropeEurope, FantasyEurope, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Europe, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Netherlands

The Little Red Ant And The Great Big Crumb|: A Mexican Fable

A small red ant finds a crumb in a Mexican cornfield, but she is afraid that she lacks the strength to move it herself and goes off to find an animal that can.

Published: 1995,
Tags: Rescues
Categories: AmericasAmericas, Folklore and Fairy TalesAmericas, Folklore and Fairy Tales, MexicoAmericas, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Mexico, Primary (ages 6-9)

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