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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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Captives

Published: 2007, Roaring Brook Press
Tags: hostage, island, Kidnapping, Survival, terror, Vacation
Categories: CaribbeanCaribbean, Realistic FictionCaribbean, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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The White Giraffe

Published: 2007, Dial
Tags: Children, Courage, Family, healing, power, Secret, wildlife
Categories: FantasyFantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), South Africa

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Disguised: A Wartime Memoir

Published: 2007, Candlewick
Tags: memoir, Occupation, World War II
Categories: Biography - Autobiography- MemoirBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, IndonesiaBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Indonesia, JapanBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Indonesia, Japan, OceaniaBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Indonesia, Japan, Oceania, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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One Beastly Beast: Two Aliens, Three Inventors, Four Fantastic Tales

Published: 2007, Eos
Tags: Adventure, sea
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, FantasyAustralia, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Australia, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), OceaniaAustralia, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Oceania, Short Stories - Anthologies - Collections

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When I Met the Wolf Girls

Published: 2007, Houghton Mifflin
Tags: Family, Friendship, Orphans, Wolves
Categories: IndiaIndia, Intermediate (ages 9-14)India, Intermediate (ages 9-14), NonfictionIndia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Picture BookIndia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Riddle of the Nile

Published: 2006, Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Tags: art, Crocodiles, custom, Pharaohs, Riddles
Categories: EgyptEgypt, FantasyEgypt, Fantasy, Picture BookEgypt, Fantasy, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Max’s Magic Seeds

Published: 2007, Minedition
Tags: Community, Gift, Magic, School
Categories: FantasyFantasy, FranceFantasy, France, Picture BookFantasy, France, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Flamboyan

Published: 1988, Harcourt
Tags: Caribbean, flying, Imagination, island, tree
Categories: CaribbeanCaribbean, Picture BookCaribbean, Picture Book, PoetryCaribbean, Picture Book, Poetry, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Alert!

Published: 2007, Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books
Tags: fable, Fear, trick, trust
Categories: FantasyFantasy, Picture BookFantasy, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Fantasy, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Switzerland

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Patterns in Peru: An Adventure in Patterning

Published: 2007, Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Tags: Adventures, Mathematics
Categories: AmericasAmericas, FictionAmericas, Fiction, PeruAmericas, Fiction, Peru, Picture BookAmericas, Fiction, Peru, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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