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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
Open Reading Hours: Monday through Friday – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Blue Mountain

Published: 2014, Macmillan
Tags: endangered species, Sheep, Survival
Categories: CanadaCanada, FictionCanada, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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Last Airlift

Published: 2013, Pajama Press
Tags: Adoption, Orphans, Vietnam War
Categories: Biography - Autobiography- MemoirBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, CanadaBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Canada, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, Canada, Intermediate (ages 9-14), NonfictionBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Canada, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Vietnam

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The Swallow

Published: 2014, Tundra Books
Tags: Ghosts, Imagination, isolation, Loneliness, Myths and folktales
Categories: CanadaCanada, Fiction

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The Crane Maiden

Published: 1968, Parents Magazine Press
Tags: crane, curiosity, Japanese, weaving
Categories: Folklore and Fairy TalesFolklore and Fairy Tales, JapanFolklore and Fairy Tales, Japan, Picture BookFolklore and Fairy Tales, Japan, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Benito

Published: 1961, Thomas Y. Crowell Company
Tags: Art and artists, Child abuse, encouragement, Family, independence, Learning, Orphans
Categories: FictionFiction, Latinx in USFiction, Latinx in US, Primary (ages 6-9)Fiction, Latinx in US, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction

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Tortillas

Published: 2014, University of New Mexico Press
Tags: Food and cooking, Mexican culture, Mexican history
Categories: Information BookInformation Book, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Information Book, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in USInformation Book, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in US, Nonfiction

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Ambassador

Published: 2014, Simon and Schuster
Tags: aliens, Mexican Americans, Science fiction
Categories: FantasyFantasy, FictionFantasy, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Fantasy, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in US

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Strike!

Published: 2014, Calkins Creek
Tags: Civil rights, Farm workers, Immigrants, Unions
Categories: Information BookInformation Book, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Information Book, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in USInformation Book, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in US, Nonfiction

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Letters From Heaven / Cartas del cielo

Published: 2014, Arte Publico Pr
Tags: Cooking, Cuban Americans, Grandmothers, Grief, Letters
Categories: FictionFiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in USFiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in US, Realistic Fiction

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On the Other Side of the Bridge

Published: 2014, Pinata Books
Tags: Conduct of life, Death, Family, Homelessness and poverty
Categories: FictionFiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in USFiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in US, Realistic Fiction

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