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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
email: wow@email.arizona.edu
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One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference

Published: 2008, Kids Can Press
Tags: Communities, Farm, Poverty
Categories: AfricaAfrica, GhanaAfrica, Ghana, Picture BookAfrica, Ghana, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Rebel!

Published: 1994, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Tags: Courage, military
Categories: AsiaAsia, Historical FictionAsia, Historical Fiction, Myanmar (Burma)Asia, Historical Fiction, Myanmar (Burma), Primary (ages 6-9)Asia, Historical Fiction, Myanmar (Burma), Primary (ages 6-9), Union of Myanmar

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Cooper’s Lesson

Published: 2004, Children's Book Press
Tags: biracial, diversity, Friendship
Categories: BilingualBilingual, FictionBilingual, Fiction, KoreaBilingual, Fiction, Korea, Picture BookBilingual, Fiction, Korea, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Yoon and the Jade Bracelet

Published: 2008, Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Tags: Birthday, Gift, life lessons, trickery
Categories: FictionFiction, KoreaFiction, Korea, Picture BookFiction, Korea, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal

Published: 2007, Henry Holt
Tags: Cinderella, fairy tale
Categories: Folklore and Fairy TalesFolklore and Fairy Tales, InternationalFolklore and Fairy Tales, International, Primary (ages 6-9)Folklore and Fairy Tales, International, Primary (ages 6-9), Short Stories - Anthologies - Collections

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Dragonwings

Published: 1975, HarperCollins
Tags: Dream, Fathers, Poverty
Categories: ChinaChina, Historical FictionChina, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)China, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), United States

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Chu Ju’s House

Published: 2005, HarperCollins
Tags: Family, Gender
Categories: ChinaChina, FictionChina, Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution

Published: 1997, HarperCollins
Tags: communism
Categories: Biography - Autobiography- MemoirBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, ChinaBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, China, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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Ruby’s Wish

Published: 2002, Chronicle
Tags: education, girls, Women's rights
Categories: AsiaAsia, ChinaAsia, China, Historical FictionAsia, China, Historical Fiction, Picture BookAsia, China, Historical Fiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Zulema and the Witch Owl/Zulema y la Bruja Lechuza

Published: 2009, Arte Público/Piñata Books
Tags: Texas, Witches
Categories: AmericasAmericas, BilingualAmericas, Bilingual, Latinx in USAmericas, Bilingual, Latinx in US, MexicoAmericas, Bilingual, Latinx in US, Mexico, Picture BookAmericas, Bilingual, Latinx in US, Mexico, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Americas, Bilingual, Latinx in US, Mexico, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), United States

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