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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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Phone: (520) 621-9340
email: wow@email.arizona.edu
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Two Weeks with the Queen

Published: 1993, Trophy Pr
Tags: brother, Cancer, caring, cure
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, England (UK)Australia, England (UK), Intermediate (ages 9-14)Australia, England (UK), Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction

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Stuck

Published: 2011, Penguin Group USA
Tags: Humor, Rescues
Categories: EuropeEurope, FantasyEurope, Fantasy, Northern Ireland (UK)Europe, Fantasy, Northern Ireland (UK), Picture BookEurope, Fantasy, Northern Ireland (UK), Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Mary Engelbreit’s Nursery Tales: A Treasury of Children’s Classics

Published: 2008, HarperCollins
Categories: Early Years (ages 2-6)Early Years (ages 2-6), Folklore and Fairy TalesEarly Years (ages 2-6), Folklore and Fairy Tales, InternationalEarly Years (ages 2-6), Folklore and Fairy Tales, International, Picture Book

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A Full Moon Is Rising

Published: 2011, Lee & Low Books
Tags: celebration, custom, Full moon, Moon
Categories: InternationalInternational, Picture BookInternational, Picture Book, PoetryInternational, Picture Book, Poetry, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Crocodile! Crocodile! Stories Told Around the World

Published: 1994, D. Kindersley
Tags: crocodile, Wisdom
Categories: Folklore and Fairy TalesFolklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), InternationalFolklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), International, Picture Book

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Ghosts in the Fog

Published: 2011, Scholastic Inc.
Tags: invasion, Occupation, World War II
Categories: AsiaAsia, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Asia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), JapanAsia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Japan, NonfictionAsia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Japan, Nonfiction, United States

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Nowhere Girl

Published: 2011, Walker & Company
Tags: Courage, Determination, Family, father, home, Identity, resilience, sense of belonging, voyage and travel
Categories: AsiaAsia, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Asia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic FictionAsia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction, Thailand

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Haunting Violet

Published: 2011, Walker & Company
Tags: detective story, Ghost, social class, spirituality, Supernatural
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), FantasyEngland (UK), Fantasy, Mystery and ThrillerEngland (UK), Fantasy, Mystery and Thriller, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Hades

Published: 2011, Feiwel & Friends
Tags: Angels, dark force, demon, Love
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, FantasyAustralia, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Australia, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Science Fiction

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Frost

Published: 2011, Candlewick Press (MA)
Tags: Arctic region, high school, Interpersonal relations, snow, Supernatural
Categories: FictionFiction, GreenlandFiction, Greenland, NordicFiction, Greenland, Nordic, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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