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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
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Mangoes & Bananas

Published: 2006, Tara Publishing
Tags: Animals, Folktales and Fairytales, Fruits, Gardening
Categories: Folklore and Fairy TalesFolklore and Fairy Tales, IndonesiaFolklore and Fairy Tales, Indonesia, OceaniaFolklore and Fairy Tales, Indonesia, Oceania, Picture BookFolklore and Fairy Tales, Indonesia, Oceania, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Paul Needs Specs

Published: 2004, Kane/Miller Book Pub
Tags: Brother and sister, eyeglasses, vision
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, OceaniaAustralia, Oceania, Picture BookAustralia, Oceania, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Australia, Oceania, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction

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Grandfather’s Journey

Published: 1993, Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books
Tags: Emigration and immigration, grandfather, homesickness, Japanese Americans, Journey, Travel, voyage
Categories: AsiaAsia, Historical FictionAsia, Historical Fiction, Picture BookAsia, Historical Fiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Asia, Historical Fiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), United States

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I Lost My Tooth in Africa

Published: 2006, Scholastic Press
Tags: Chickens, Eggs, Family, tooth, Tradition
Categories: AfricaAfrica, MaliAfrica, Mali, Primary (ages 6-9)Africa, Mali, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction

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Papa, Do You Love Me?

Published: 2005, Chronicle Books
Tags: bond, Fathers, Love
Categories: AfricaAfrica, FictionAfrica, Fiction, KenyaAfrica, Fiction, Kenya, Picture BookAfrica, Fiction, Kenya, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Africa, Fiction, Kenya, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Tanzania

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My Rows and Piles of Coins

Published: 1999, Clarion Books
Tags: Bicycles, Helping, Market, Money, mothers
Categories: Picture BookPicture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic FictionPicture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction, Tanzania

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So Loud a Silence

Published: 1996, Dutton Juvenile
Tags: Family, Life, Loyalty, military, Money
Categories: ColombiaColombia, Latin AmericaColombia, Latin America, Realistic FictionColombia, Latin America, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Nine O’clock Lullaby

Published: 1991, HarperCollins
Tags: Bedtime, Geography, Journey, lullaby, Night, time
Categories: Early Years (ages 2-6)Early Years (ages 2-6), InternationalEarly Years (ages 2-6), International, Picture BookEarly Years (ages 2-6), International, Picture Book, Rhymes/songs

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Chingis Khan

Published: 1991, Henry Holt & Company
Tags: Life, Mongols
Categories: AsiaAsia, Historical FictionAsia, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Asia, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Mongolia

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And After That…

Published: 2002, Kane/Miller Book Pub
Tags: baby, patterns, Siblings
Categories: BelgiumBelgium, EuropeBelgium, Europe, FictionBelgium, Europe, Fiction, Infant/toddler (ages 0-2)Belgium, Europe, Fiction, Infant/toddler (ages 0-2), Picture Book

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