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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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1430 East Second Street
Tucson, AZ 85721
Phone: (520) 621-9340
email: wow@email.arizona.edu
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Children Of The Dragon: Selected Tales From Vietnam

Published: 2001, Harcourt Children's Books
Tags: Collections, Cultures of the world, myths, oral tradition
Categories: Folklore and Fairy TalesFolklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Vietnam

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The Wise Washerman: A Folktale From Burma

Published: 1996, Hyperion (Juv)
Tags: Elephants, Folktales and Fairytales, Wisdom
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, Myanmar (Burma)Asia, Early Years (ages 2-6), Folklore and Fairy Tales, Myanmar (Burma), Picture Book

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Little Inchkin

Published: 1994, Dial
Tags: Adventure, Folk heroes, folk tales
Categories: Folklore and Fairy TalesFolklore and Fairy Tales, JapanFolklore and Fairy Tales, Japan, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Zen Ghosts

Published: 2010, Scholastic Inc.
Tags: ghost stories, Halloween, real and imagination, Zen Buddhism
Categories: AsiaAsia, Picture BookAsia, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Turandot

Published: 1995, William Morrow & Co Library
Tags: Folktales and Fairytales, Riddles, romance, Royalty
Categories: AsiaAsia, ChinaAsia, China, Folklore and Fairy TalesAsia, China, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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Beautiful Warrior: Legend Of The Nun’s Kung Fu

Published: 1998, Scholastic Us
Tags: gender roles, Martial arts
Categories: AsiaAsia, ChinaAsia, China, Folklore and Fairy TalesAsia, China, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Picture BookAsia, China, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Only A Witch Can Fly

Published: 2009, Feiwel & Friends
Tags: Family, Fantasy and magic, Halloween, Poetry, Witches
Categories: Picture BookPicture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), United States

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The Ancient Chinese (Worlds Of The Past)

Published: 1993, New Discovery
Tags: Ancient Civilizations, art, Chinese culture, everyday life, Government, Religion
Categories: ChinaChina, Intermediate (ages 9-14)China, Intermediate (ages 9-14), NonfictionChina, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Fox Maiden, The

Published: 1996, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Tags: Fairy Tales, fox, multicultural, transformation
Categories: Folklore and Fairy TalesFolklore and Fairy Tales, JapanFolklore and Fairy Tales, Japan, Picture BookFolklore and Fairy Tales, Japan, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Ling Cho And His Three Friends

Published: 2000, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Tags: Friendship, Stories in verse, values
Categories: ChinaChina, Picture BookChina, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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