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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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University of Arizona

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Tucson, AZ 85721
Phone: (520) 621-9340
email: wow@email.arizona.edu
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People Of Corn: A Mayan Story

Published: 1995, Little Brown & Co (Juv)
Tags: Creation stories, cultures, Mayan
Categories: GuatemalaGuatemala, Latin AmericaGuatemala, Latin America, Myths and LegendsGuatemala, Latin America, Myths and Legends, Primary (ages 6-9)

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The Ancestors Are Singing

Published: 2003, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Tags: cultures, History, traditions
Categories: AmericasAmericas, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Americas, Intermediate (ages 9-14), MexicoAmericas, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Mexico, Poetry

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Changes in Latitudes

Published: 1988, Atheneum
Tags: Beaches, Family, Imagination, Marriage and divorce, Problems, Search, Tragedy, Young adult
Categories: AmericasAmericas, FictionAmericas, Fiction, MexicoAmericas, Fiction, Mexico, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Puerto Rico

Published: 2005, Marshall Cavendish Corporation
Tags: Culture, Economy, Environment, Festival, Geography, Government, History, Language, Lifestyle, Religion
Categories: CaribbeanCaribbean, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Caribbean, Intermediate (ages 9-14), NonfictionCaribbean, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Puerto Rico

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Haiti (Cultures of the World)

Published: 2005, Marshall Cavendish Corporation
Tags: abuse, Culture, Cultures of the world, Geography, History, injustice, turmoil
Categories: All AgesAll Ages, AmericasAll Ages, Americas, CaribbeanAll Ages, Americas, Caribbean, HaitiAll Ages, Americas, Caribbean, Haiti, Nonfiction

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Cuba

Published: 2005, Marshall Cavendish Corporation
Tags: Culture, Economy, Environment, Festival, Geography, Government, History, Language, Lifestyle, Religion
Categories: CaribbeanCaribbean, CubaCaribbean, Cuba, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Caribbean, Cuba, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latin AmericaCaribbean, Cuba, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latin America, Nonfiction

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Abuela’s Weave

Published: 1993, Lee & Low Books
Tags: Books, Children, Culture, family relationships, Grandmothers, independence, Life, Love, painting
Categories: GuatemalaGuatemala, Latin AmericaGuatemala, Latin America, Primary (ages 6-9)Guatemala, Latin America, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction

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The Long Road

Published: 1997, Tundra Books
Tags: Emmigrants and immigrants, New home, Refugees, Social and family issues, War
Categories: CanadaCanada, Picture BookCanada, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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The Kite Festival

Published: 2004, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Tags: Family, Festival, Fun
Categories: ColombiaColombia, Latin AmericaColombia, Latin America, Primary (ages 6-9)Colombia, Latin America, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction

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Quetzal: Sacred Bird of the Forest

Published: 1996, HarperCollins
Tags: Birds, Endangered, Environment
Categories: GuatemalaGuatemala, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Guatemala, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latin AmericaGuatemala, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latin America, Nonfiction

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