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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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Mcheshi Goes to the Game Park/Mcheshi Aenda Hifadhi Ya Wanyama

Published: 1993, Jacaranda Designs
Tags: Family, Games, park
Categories: FictionFiction, KenyaFiction, Kenya, Picture BookFiction, Kenya, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Kassim’s Shoes

Published: 1977, Crown Publishers
Tags: Shoes
Categories: AfricaAfrica, Folklore and Fairy TalesAfrica, Folklore and Fairy Tales, MoroccoAfrica, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Morocco, Picture BookAfrica, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Morocco, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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This Is the Tree

Published: 2000, Kane/Miller Book Publishers
Tags: Ecology, Nature, wildlife
Categories: AfricaAfrica, Early Years (ages 2-6)Africa, Early Years (ages 2-6), NonfictionAfrica, Early Years (ages 2-6), Nonfiction, Picture BookAfrica, Early Years (ages 2-6), Nonfiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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The Leopard’s Drum: An Asante Tale from West Africa

Published: 1996, Little Brown & Co (Juv)
Tags: Animals, reward, sharing
Categories: AfricaAfrica, Early Years (ages 2-6)Africa, Early Years (ages 2-6), Folklore and Fairy TalesAfrica, Early Years (ages 2-6), Folklore and Fairy Tales, GhanaAfrica, Early Years (ages 2-6), Folklore and Fairy Tales, Ghana, Picture BookAfrica, Early Years (ages 2-6), Folklore and Fairy Tales, Ghana, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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The Ancient Africans

Published: 2008, Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
Tags: Africa, Ancient Civilizations, belief systems, customs, Geography, History
Categories: AfricaAfrica, Folklore and Fairy TalesAfrica, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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How Giraffe Got Such A Long Neck– And Why Rhino Is So Grumpy

Published: 1993, Dial Books for Young Readers
Tags: Animals, porquoi
Categories: AfricaAfrica, Folklore and Fairy TalesAfrica, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Picture BookAfrica, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Api and the Boy Stranger

Published: 1994, Dial Books for Young Readers
Tags: kindness, Legend, village
Categories: AfricaAfrica, Folklore and Fairy TalesAfrica, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Ivy CoastAfrica, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Ivy Coast, Picture BookAfrica, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Ivy Coast, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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King Solomon and the Bee

Published: 1994, Harpercollins Childrens Books
Tags: Bees, Jews, kindness
Categories: Folklore and Fairy TalesFolklore and Fairy Tales, Picture BookFolklore and Fairy Tales, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Emeka’s Gift

Published: 1995, Cobblehill Books
Tags: counting book, Culture, social life and custom
Categories: AfricaAfrica, Concept BookAfrica, Concept Book, NigeriaAfrica, Concept Book, Nigeria, Primary (ages 6-9)

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The House With No Door: African Riddle-Poems

Published: 1998, Harcourt Children's Books
Tags: riddle
Categories: AfricaAfrica, Early Years (ages 2-6)Africa, Early Years (ages 2-6), Picture BookAfrica, Early Years (ages 2-6), Picture Book, Poetry

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