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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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Bolivia

Provides comprehensive information on the geography, history, governmental structure, economy, cultural diversity, people, religion, and culture of Bolivia.

Published: 2006,
Tags: Culture
Categories: All AgesAll Ages, AmericasAll Ages, Americas, BoliviaAll Ages, Americas, Bolivia, Nonfiction

The Nazi Olympics

Recounts the story of the Olympics held in Berlin in 1936, and how the Nazis attempted to turn the games into a propaganda tool for their cause.

Published: 2000,
Tags: Olympic Games
Categories: EuropeEurope, GermanyEurope, Germany, NonfictionEurope, Germany, Nonfiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

Chile

Informational book about Chile

Published: 2007,
Categories: All AgesAll Ages, AmericasAll Ages, Americas, ChileAll Ages, Americas, Chile, Nonfiction

Amazing Maya Inventions

Information books about Maya history

Published: 2006,
Tags: Maya
Categories: All AgesAll Ages, AmericasAll Ages, Americas, Nonfiction

Tools

Concept books about all kinds of tools.

Published: 2005,
Tags: Tools
Categories: AsiaAsia, JapanAsia, Japan, NonfictionAsia, Japan, Nonfiction, Primary (ages 6-9)

The Diary of Ma Yan

mayanMa Yan’s heart-wrenching, honest diary chronicles her struggle to escape hardship and bring prosperity to her family through her persistent, sometimes desperate, attempts to continue her schooling in a drought-stricken corner of rural China.

Featured in WOW Review Volume X, Issue 4.

Published: 2005, HarperCollins
Tags: Diary, education, Poverty
Categories: ChinaChina, Intermediate (ages 9-14)China, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction

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I Remember Bosnia

Bosnia earns independence from the former Yugoslavia in 1992. Since then the Serbs, Croats, and Muslims living there have been fighting. Life in Bosnia is described.

Published: 1995,
Tags: War
Categories: Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina, EuropeBosnia and Herzegovina, Europe, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Bosnia and Herzegovina, Europe, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction

The Story of Salt

Salt has shaped ancient civilizations, helped build empires led to major scientific developments. An unusual look at a substance, salt, has fascinated and preoccupied economies since the beginning of time is provided.

Published: 2006,
Tags: History
Categories: Intermediate (ages 9-14)Intermediate (ages 9-14), InternationalIntermediate (ages 9-14), International, NonfictionIntermediate (ages 9-14), International, Nonfiction, Picture Book

Stand Up Speak Out: A Book About Children’s Rights

A year’s work by the young members of the Peace child International network is presented. They gathered facts, interviews, opinions, stories, poems and photographs from young people all around the world. A perspective and a commentary on Convention on the Rights of the Child are offered.

Published: 2001,
Tags: human rights, Peace
Categories: All AgesAll Ages, InternationalAll Ages, International, Nonfiction

We Gather Together : Celebrating the Harvest Season

The history of harvesting and the cultural diversity in autumnal equinox (around September 21) harvest traditions is portrayed in the stories.

Published: 2006,
Tags: autumn, celebrations, Festivals, harvest
Categories: InternationalInternational, NonfictionInternational, Nonfiction, Picture BookInternational, Nonfiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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