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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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Where’s Jamela?

When Mama gets a new job and a new house, everyone is excited about moving except Jamela who likes her old house just fine.

Published: 2004,
Tags: Family, moving
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

The Fisherman And The Goldfish

A fisherman returns a magic goldfish to the ocean so is granted a wish, but his greedy wife makes him ask for better things several times until they are back to the poor state they began with.

Published: 1973,
Tags: Alphabet, Geography
Categories: EuropeEurope, FictionEurope, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9)Europe, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9), Russia

O Canada

An artist celebrates the beautiful and varied Canadian landscape in these impressionistic descriptions and full-color paintings of Canada’s provinces and territories, from Newfoundland to the Northwest Territories.

Published: 1992,
Tags: Adventure, Siblings
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CanadaAmericas, Canada, NonfictionAmericas, Canada, Nonfiction, Primary (ages 6-9)

Along the Tracks

When the train that he is on is bombed, Yankele, a young Polish refugee from the Nazi invasion, is separated from his mother and wanders along the tracks, braving hardship and danger, as he searches for his family.

Published: 1996,
Tags: bomb, Hardship, Holocaust, invasion, Jew, Nazi, refugee, separation, World War II
Categories: Historical FictionHistorical Fiction, PolandHistorical Fiction, Poland, RussiaHistorical Fiction, Poland, Russia, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

Dog

An old man living alone at the edge of a small Irish village grudgingly allows a dog into his life.

Published: 1994,
Tags: Dog, Loneliness, village life
Categories: Early Years (ages 2-6)Early Years (ages 2-6), EuropeEarly Years (ages 2-6), Europe, IrelandEarly Years (ages 2-6), Europe, Ireland, Picture BookEarly Years (ages 2-6), Europe, Ireland, Picture Book, Realistic Fiction

La La Rose

La La Rose, a young girl’s stuffed rabbit, gets lost in Luxembourg Gardens.

Published: 2004, Philomel Books
Tags: lost and found possession, Paris, park, Rabbit, stuffed animal, toy
Categories: EuropeEurope, FranceEurope, France, Picture BookEurope, France, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Europe, France, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction

Kazunomiya: Prisoner Of Heaven

Princess Kazunomiya, half-sister of the Emperor of Japan, relates in her diary and in poems the confusing events occurring in the Imperial Palace in 1858, including political and romantic intrigue.

Published: 2004,
Categories: AsiaAsia, Historical FictionAsia, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Asia, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Japan

The Valley Of The Wolves

Chosen to study at an academy of high sorcery known as the Tower, ten-year-old Dana finds herself growing increasingly curious about the history of the Tower and the true nature of her invisible best friend Kai.

Published: 2006,
Tags: Food and cooking
Categories: EuropeEurope, FantasyEurope, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Europe, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Spain

The Gold-Threaded Dress

When Oy and her Thai American family move to a new neighborhood, her third-grade classmates tease and exclude her because she is different.

Published: 2002,
Tags: Creation stories, cultural difference, Friendship, Household, Identity, Islam, moving, prejudice
Categories: AsiaAsia, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Asia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic FictionAsia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction, Thailand

The Year Of The Panda

A Chinese boy rescues a starving baby panda, and, in the process, learns why pandas are endangered, and what the government is doing to save them.

Published: 1990,
Tags: Natural disasters
Categories: AsiaAsia, ChinaAsia, China, FictionAsia, China, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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