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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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email: wow@email.arizona.edu
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The Jungle Book

Published: 2010, Candlewick Press
Tags: action and adventure, Classics, Jungle animals, Jungles
Categories: AsiaAsia, FantasyAsia, Fantasy, IndiaAsia, Fantasy, India, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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A Bottle In The Gaza Sea

Published: 2008, Bloomsbury USA Children's Books
Tags: Family, Friendship, Hope, Jewish, military, nurse, Peace, understanding
Categories: FictionFiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), IsraelFiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Israel, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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The Ring of Solomon (A Bartimaeus Novel)

Published: 2010, Hyperion Book CH
Tags: Adventure, career, Magicians, Royalty, Trouble
Categories: FantasyFantasy, IsraelFantasy, Israel, Middle EastFantasy, Israel, Middle East, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Thunder Over Kandahar

Published: 2010, Annick Press
Tags: Family life, Journey, Poverty, Survival, Terrorism, violence, War
Categories: AfghanistanAfghanistan, AwardsAfghanistan, Awards, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Afghanistan, Awards, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction

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No Safe Place

Published: 2010, Groundwood Books
Tags: journeys, Refugees, Survival
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), EuropeEngland (UK), Europe, IraqEngland (UK), Europe, Iraq, Realistic FictionEngland (UK), Europe, Iraq, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Where the Streets Had a Name

Published: 2010, Scholastic Inc.
Tags: border crossing, Conflict, Danger, Grandmother, journeys
Categories: Intermediate (ages 9-14)Intermediate (ages 9-14), IsraelIntermediate (ages 9-14), Israel, Middle EastIntermediate (ages 9-14), Israel, Middle East, PalestineIntermediate (ages 9-14), Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Realistic Fiction

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Tales of Hans Christian Andersen

Published: 2010, Candlewick Press
Tags: beauty, Children's stories, Fairy Tales, Tragedy
Categories: DenmarkDenmark, FantasyDenmark, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Denmark, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), NordicDenmark, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nordic, Picture Book

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Henry’s First-Moon Birthday

Published: 2001, Atheneum/Anne Schwartz Books
Tags: Babies, Birthday party, celebration, Chinese-American, Grandmothers, Love, relationships, Siblings
Categories: AsiaAsia, ChinaAsia, China, Early Years (ages 2-6)Asia, China, Early Years (ages 2-6), Picture BookAsia, China, Early Years (ages 2-6), Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Asia, China, Early Years (ages 2-6), Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction

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The Boy in the Garden

Published: 2010, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Tags: Birds, cranes, Dreams, Imagination, Storytelling
Categories: AsiaAsia, FantasyAsia, Fantasy, JapanAsia, Fantasy, Japan, Picture BookAsia, Fantasy, Japan, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Saving the Ghost of the Mountain: An Expedition among Snow Leopards in Mongolia

Published: 2009, Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Tags: Animals, conservation, protection, Scientists
Categories: AsiaAsia, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Asia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), MongoliaAsia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Mongolia, Nonfiction

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