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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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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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Cousins

Published: 2004, Groundwood Books
Tags: Culture, Hispanic, Multi-generational, religious belief
Categories: CanadaCanada, Picture BookCanada, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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This Big Sky

Published: 1998, Scholastic
Tags: desert animals, Poetry Collection, Sonoran desert
Categories: Latinx in USLatinx in US, PoetryLatinx in US, Poetry, Primary (ages 6-9)Latinx in US, Poetry, Primary (ages 6-9), SouthwestLatinx in US, Poetry, Primary (ages 6-9), Southwest, United States

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Water Witcher

Published: 2008, Little Hare Books
Tags: Droughts, Environment, Great Depression, growing up, water
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, Historical FictionAustralia, Historical Fiction, Picture BookAustralia, Historical Fiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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The Old Man Who Loved to Sing

Published: 1993, Scholastic Inc.
Tags: aging, Australian animals, singing
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, OceaniaAustralia, Oceania, Picture BookAustralia, Oceania, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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There Was An Old Sailor

Published: 2014, Kids Can Press
Tags: Humor, Marine Life
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, Early Years (ages 2-6)Australia, Early Years (ages 2-6), OceaniaAustralia, Early Years (ages 2-6), Oceania, Picture BookAustralia, Early Years (ages 2-6), Oceania, Picture Book, PoetryAustralia, Early Years (ages 2-6), Oceania, Picture Book, Poetry, Rhymes/songs

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The Umbrella Thief

Published: 1987, Kane/Miller Book Publishers
Tags: Folktales and Fairytales, Humor, Monkeys
Categories: AsiaAsia, Early Years (ages 2-6)Asia, Early Years (ages 2-6), Folklore and Fairy TalesAsia, Early Years (ages 2-6), Folklore and Fairy Tales, Picture BookAsia, Early Years (ages 2-6), Folklore and Fairy Tales, Picture Book, Sri Lanka

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Socrates and the Three Pigs

Published: 1990, Putnam Pub. Group
Tags: Foxes, Mathematics, Pigs, STEM
Categories: AsiaAsia, Concept BookAsia, Concept Book, JapanAsia, Concept Book, Japan, Picture BookAsia, Concept Book, Japan, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Excuse Me, Is This India?

Published: 2004, Tara Books
Tags: children’s imagination, Dreams, Geography, Riddles, Story in verse
Categories: Early Years (ages 2-6)Early Years (ages 2-6), IndiaEarly Years (ages 2-6), India, Picture Book

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Always With You

Published: 2008, Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Tags: Effects of war, Loneliness, Mothers and daughters, Orphans, Vietnam War
Categories: Historical FictionHistorical Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9)Historical Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9), Vietnam

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Mujer Que Brillaba Aún Más Que El Sol/The Woman Who Outshone the Sun

Published: 1991, Children's Book Press
Tags: Indigenous, Magic
Categories: Folklore and Fairy TalesFolklore and Fairy Tales, MexicoFolklore and Fairy Tales, Mexico, Myths and LegendsFolklore and Fairy Tales, Mexico, Myths and Legends, Picture BookFolklore and Fairy Tales, Mexico, Myths and Legends, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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