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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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Favorite Fairy Tales Told In Japan (Favorite Fairy Tales Book 13)

Published: 1996, HarperCollins
Tags: Asia, collection, Fairy Tales, Storytelling
Categories: Folklore and Fairy TalesFolklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Japan

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The Revenge Of The Forty-Seven Samurai

Published: 1995, Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Tags: action and adventure, Revenge, Samurai
Categories: AsiaAsia, Historical FictionAsia, Historical Fiction, JapanAsia, Historical Fiction, Japan, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Along The River

Published: 2010, Random House Children's Books
Tags: Reincarnation, Time travel
Categories: ChinaChina, DramaChina, Drama, Historical FictionChina, Drama, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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Grandma Chickenlegs

Published: 1999, Carolrhoda Books
Tags: Baba Yaga, Escape, Evil, kindness, Magic, Witches
Categories: EuropeEurope, Folklore and Fairy TalesEurope, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Picture BookEurope, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Europe, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Russia

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The Donkey and the Rock

Published: 1999, Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Tags: donkey, Honesty, Wisdom
Categories: Folklore and Fairy TalesFolklore and Fairy Tales, Picture BookFolklore and Fairy Tales, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Folklore and Fairy Tales, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Tibet

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The Magic Ear

Published: 1995, Orca Book Publishers
Tags: Compassion and kindness, Folktales and Fairytales, Magic
Categories: AsiaAsia, JapanAsia, Japan, Picture BookAsia, Japan, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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The Fool and the Phoenix: A Tale of Old Japan

Published: 1997, HarperCollins
Tags: action and adventure, Folktales and Fairytales, Historical Fiction
Categories: AsiaAsia, Folklore and Fairy TalesAsia, Folklore and Fairy Tales, JapanAsia, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Japan, Picture BookAsia, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Japan, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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I Once Was A Monkey: Stories Buddha Told

Published: 1999, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Tags: Buddhism, Religion
Categories: Folklore and Fairy TalesFolklore and Fairy Tales, IndiaFolklore and Fairy Tales, India, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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Sir Whong and the Golden Pig

Published: 1993, Dial
Tags: Generosity, outwitting, strange thing, Wisdom
Categories: Folklore and Fairy TalesFolklore and Fairy Tales, KoreaFolklore and Fairy Tales, Korea, Picture BookFolklore and Fairy Tales, Korea, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Long-Long’s New Year: A Story About The Chinese Spring Festival

Published: 2005, Tuttle Publishing
Tags: Chinese Festivals, Chinese New Year, holidays
Categories: ChinaChina, Picture BookChina, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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