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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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Sindbad

Published: 2011, Tundra
Tags: Adventures, Animals, Danger, Folktales and Fairytales, Voyages
Categories: Folklore and Fairy TalesFolklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), IranFolklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Iran, Picture Book

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Sindbad in the Land of Giants

Published: 2011, Tundra
Tags: Adventure, Animals, Escape, Islands, Voyages
Categories: AsiaAsia, Folklore and Fairy TalesAsia, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Asia, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), IranAsia, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Iran, Picture Book

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Sindbad’s Secret

Published: 2011, Tundra
Tags: Adventure, Legend, Myth, Sailing, voyage
Categories: AsiaAsia, Folklore and Fairy TalesAsia, Folklore and Fairy Tales, IranAsia, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Iran, Picture BookAsia, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Iran, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Naty’s Parade

Published: 2000, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Tags: Culture, dancing, Festival, food, Lost children, Music, parade, puppet, Tradition
Categories: MexicoMexico, Picture BookMexico, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Mexico, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction

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The Mangrove Tree

Published: 2011, Lee & Low Books
Tags: action, Community, Environment, hunger
Categories: AfricaAfrica, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Africa, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction

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Bury My Bones But Keep My Words: African Tales For Retelling

Published: 1993, Henry Holt & Co.
Tags: collection, fairytales, Folkore, myths
Categories: AfricaAfrica, All AgesAfrica, All Ages, Folklore and Fairy Tales

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Sphinx’s Queen

Published: 2010, Random House Children's Books
Tags: Ancient Civilizations, Politics And Government, Royalty
Categories: EgyptEgypt, Historical FictionEgypt, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Egypt, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Middle EastEgypt, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Middle East, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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The Lion’s Whiskers And Other Ethiopian Tales

Published: 1997, Linnet Books
Tags: anthology
Categories: AfricaAfrica, EthiopiaAfrica, Ethiopia, Folklore and Fairy TalesAfrica, Ethiopia, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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Chinye: A West African Folk Tale

Published: 2000,
Tags: Greed, Magic, stepmothers
Categories: AfricaAfrica, Folklore and Fairy TalesAfrica, Folklore and Fairy Tales, NigeriaAfrica, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Nigeria, Picture BookAfrica, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Nigeria, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Snook Alone

Published: 2010, Candlewick Press
Tags: Faith, island, lost, Loyalty
Categories: AfricaAfrica, Picture BookAfrica, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Africa, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction

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