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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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International Collection of Children's and Adolescent Literature
College of Education
University of Arizona

1430 East Second Street
Tucson, AZ 85721
Phone: (520) 621-9340
email: wow@email.arizona.edu
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Maya’s Children: The Story Of La Llorona

Published: 1997, Disney Pr (Juv Trd)
Tags: Culture, Endangered, Family, legends, Tradition
Categories: Folklore and Fairy TalesFolklore and Fairy Tales, MexicoFolklore and Fairy Tales, Mexico, Picture BookFolklore and Fairy Tales, Mexico, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Amazon A B C

Published: 1996, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books
Tags: Animals
Categories: ABC BookABC Book, AmericasABC Book, Americas, BrazilABC Book, Americas, Brazil, ColombiaABC Book, Americas, Brazil, Colombia, Early Years (ages 2-6)ABC Book, Americas, Brazil, Colombia, Early Years (ages 2-6), PeruABC Book, Americas, Brazil, Colombia, Early Years (ages 2-6), Peru, Picture Book

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How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone

Published: 2009, Grove Press
Tags: Grandfathers, Magicians, War
Categories: EuropeEurope, FictionEurope, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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Phoning A Dead Man

Published: 2002, Topeka Bindery
Tags: Danger, investigation, Kidnapping
Categories: EuropeEurope, FictionEurope, Fiction, Mystery and ThrillerEurope, Fiction, Mystery and Thriller, RussiaEurope, Fiction, Mystery and Thriller, Russia, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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The Little Boy Star: An Allegory Of The Holocaust

Published: 2006, Milk & Cookies Press
Tags: allegory, Holocaust, Jewish, Symbolism
Categories: EuropeEurope, Historical FictionEurope, Historical Fiction, Picture BookEurope, Historical Fiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Under The Moon & Over The Sea

Published: 2002, Candlewick Press
Tags: beauty of nature, Collections, Island life
Categories: CaribbeanCaribbean, Picture BookCaribbean, Picture Book, PoetryCaribbean, Picture Book, Poetry, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Sacred Places

Published: 1996, Harcourt Children's Books
Tags: Culture, Religious
Categories: Intermediate (ages 9-14)Intermediate (ages 9-14), InternationalIntermediate (ages 9-14), International, Picture BookIntermediate (ages 9-14), International, Picture Book, Poetry

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Street Rhymes Around The World

Published: 1992, Boyds Mills Press
Tags: Games, nursery rhymes
Categories: InternationalInternational, Picture BookInternational, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)International, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Rhymes/songs

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I Never Saw Another Butterfly

Published: 1994, Schocken
Tags: art, Children, Holocaust
Categories: EuropeEurope, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Europe, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture BookEurope, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book, Poetry

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The Convicts

Published: 2005, Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Tags: Boats and ships, Ocean travel, Prisoners, resourcefulness, Runaways
Categories: CanadaCanada, FictionCanada, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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