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email: wow@email.arizona.edu
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A Child’s Day in an Egyptian City

Published: 2002, Benchmark Books (NY)
Tags: custom, History, Language, Life, Religion, social life
Categories: EgyptEgypt, NonfictionEgypt, Nonfiction, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Faraway Home

Published: 2000, Gulliver Books
Tags: Belonging, Black Experience, Fathers, immigration and emigration
Categories: EthiopiaEthiopia, Picture BookEthiopia, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Ethiopia, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic FictionEthiopia, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction, United States

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Going to School in India

Published: 2005, Charlesbridge Publishing
Tags: Learning, School
Categories: IndiaIndia, Intermediate (ages 9-14)India, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction

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Gugu’s House

Published: 2001, Clarion Books
Tags: Animals, Creativity, destroy, Rain, village, visiting
Categories: Picture BookPicture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic FictionPicture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction, Zimbabwe

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Saying Good-bye: A Special Farewell to Mama Nkwelle

Published: 2001, Millbrook Press
Tags: Death, Family, generations, personal journey, Tradition
Categories: AfricaAfrica, Early Years (ages 2-6)Africa, Early Years (ages 2-6), NigeriaAfrica, Early Years (ages 2-6), Nigeria, Primary (ages 6-9)Africa, Early Years (ages 2-6), Nigeria, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction

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Frida: Viva La Vida! Long Live Life!

Published: 2007, Marshall Cavendish Corp/Ccb
Tags: Art and artists, Disability
Categories: AmericasAmericas, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Americas, Intermediate (ages 9-14), MexicoAmericas, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Mexico, North AmericaAmericas, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Mexico, North America, PoetryAmericas, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Mexico, North America, Poetry, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Hiroshima No Pika

Published: 1982, HarperCollins
Tags: Atomic bomb, Book, cat, Effects of war, Hiroshima, Japan
Categories: Historical FictionHistorical Fiction, JapanHistorical Fiction, Japan, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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The Robe of Skulls

Published: 2008, Candlewick
Tags: fairytale, Greed, Magic
Categories: FantasyFantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Scotland (UK)

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The Mystery of the Cupboard

Published: 1993, HarperCollins
Tags: Adventure, countryside, Family life, London, Magic, moving, Secret, toy, World War I
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), FantasyEngland (UK), Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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The Baboon King

Published: 1999, Walker Books for Young Readers
Tags: Loneliness, rejection, wilderness
Categories: AfricaAfrica, KenyaAfrica, Kenya, Mildred L. Batchelder AwardAfrica, Kenya, Mildred L. Batchelder Award, Realistic FictionAfrica, Kenya, Mildred L. Batchelder Award, Realistic Fiction, TanzaniaAfrica, Kenya, Mildred L. Batchelder Award, Realistic Fiction, Tanzania, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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