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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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Phone: (520) 621-9340
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Echoes Of The White Giraffe

Fifteen-year-old Sookan adjusts to life in the refugee village in Pusan but continues to hope that the civil war will end and her family will be reunited in Seoul. Sequel to Year of impossible goodbyes.

Published: 1993,
Tags: Adolescence, Love stories
Categories: AsiaAsia, Historical FictionAsia, Historical Fiction, KoreaAsia, Historical Fiction, Korea, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

The Lost Boys Of Natinga: A School For Sudan’s Young Refugees

A photojournalist vividly describes daily life at Natinga, a refugee camp and school established in 1993 in southern Sudan for boys forced from their homes by that country’s Civil War.

Published: 1998,
Tags: evil force, Refugees, War
Categories: AfricaAfrica, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Africa, Intermediate (ages 9-14), NonfictionAfrica, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Sudan

The Twelve Clever Brothers And Other Fools: Folktales From Russia

Fourteen traditional folktales from the different peoples of Russia featuring both clever and silly fools.

Published: 1979,
Tags: Women
Categories: EuropeEurope, Folklore and Fairy TalesEurope, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Primary (ages 6-9)Europe, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Primary (ages 6-9), Russia

Martha

The author relates how he and his Moscow family rescued Martha, a crow with a broken wing, and how she joined their household.

Published: 2005,
Tags: Helping
Categories: Early Years (ages 2-6)Early Years (ages 2-6), EuropeEarly Years (ages 2-6), Europe, FictionEarly Years (ages 2-6), Europe, Fiction, Picture BookEarly Years (ages 2-6), Europe, Fiction, Picture Book, Russia

You and Me

A mother goose and her child may travel far and wide, but they will always be fine just as long as they are together.

Published: 2006,
Tags: bonding, goose, Mother and child, story in rhyme
Categories: BelgiumBelgium, Early Years (ages 2-6)Belgium, Early Years (ages 2-6), EuropeBelgium, Early Years (ages 2-6), Europe, FantasyBelgium, Early Years (ages 2-6), Europe, Fantasy, Picture BookBelgium, Early Years (ages 2-6), Europe, Fantasy, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

The Waterless Sea

Calwyn and her friends travel to the desert land of Merithuros to rescue the children held captive because of their magical gift of chantment, even as their friend Darrow begins a plot of his own. Book two of The Chanters of Tremaris trilogy.

Published: 2005,
Tags: arranged marriage
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, FantasyAustralia, Fantasy, OceaniaAustralia, Fantasy, Oceania, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

Montmorency And The Assassins

After twenty years as a gentleman, Montmorency is glad to be free of Scarper, his wretched alter-ego, but when a young friend is caught in the middle of a murderous political plot, Montmorency may have no choice but to call upon Scarper for help.

Published: 2005,
Tags: Food and cooking, Siblings
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), EuropeEngland (UK), Europe, FictionEngland (UK), Europe, Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

Checkers

Speaking from a mental hospital, a teenage girl recounts the tremendous media pressure that preceded the breaking scandal of her father’s unethical business dealings.

Published: 2000,
Tags: families, Supernatural
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, FictionAustralia, Fiction, OceaniaAustralia, Fiction, Oceania, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

Kiss The Dust

Her father’s involvement with the Kurdish resistance movement in Iraq forces thirteen-year-old Tara to flee with her family over the border into Iran, where they face an unknown future.

Published: 1991,
Tags: border crossing, Family, Fathers, future, Young adult
Categories: AsiaAsia, FictionAsia, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Asia, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Iraq

Annie– Anya: A Month In Moscow

The Moscow Circus notwithstanding, five-year-old Annie feels alone and homesick in a strange land until she meets Anya, who teaches Annie her first Russian words and introduces her to the warmth and generosity of the Russian people.

Published: 1992,
Categories: EuropeEurope, FictionEurope, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9)Europe, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9), Russia

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