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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
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A Snake Falls To Earth

Published: 2021, Levine Querido
Tags: Apache, Fantasy and magic, Indigenous, Lipan Indians, paranormal
Categories: FictionFiction, Folklore and Fairy TalesFiction, Folklore and Fairy Tales, United StatesFiction, Folklore and Fairy Tales, United States, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Old Father Story Teller

Published: 1989, Clear Light Publishers
Tags: Folktales and Fairytales, Indigenous, Indigenous culture, Tewa Indians
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), SouthwestFolklore and Fairy Tales, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Southwest, United States

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Before You Came This Way

Published: 1969, Dutton Childrens Books
Tags: art, Cave paintings, History, Indigenous, Prehistory
Categories: Information BookInformation Book, Picture BookInformation Book, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Information Book, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), SouthwestInformation Book, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Southwest, United States

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Dream Feather

Published: 1987, Book Pub. Co.
Tags: Dreams, Grandfathers, Indigenous
Categories: FictionFiction, Picture BookFiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Fiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), SouthwestFiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Southwest, United States

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Alice Yazzie’s Year

Published: 1977, New York : Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, c1977.
Tags: Indigenous, Indigenous culture, Navajo, Stories in verse
Categories: Intermediate (ages 9-14)Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture BookIntermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book, PoetryIntermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book, Poetry, SouthwestIntermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book, Poetry, Southwest, United States

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Who Wants To Be A Prairie Dog? (Navajo Fairy Tales)

Published: 1994, Salina Bookshelf, Inc.
Tags: action and adventure, Animals, Indigenous, Navajo
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), SouthwestFolklore and Fairy Tales, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Southwest, United States

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A Letter For Bob

Published: 2023, HarperCollins Publishers
Tags: Cars, Cars and transportation, Family, Indigenous culture, Travel
Categories: Picture BookPicture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), United States

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Nibi’s Water Song

Published: 2021, Lee & Low Books
Tags: access to water, environmental issues, Indigenous, water
Categories: Picture BookPicture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic FictionPicture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction, United States

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Be A Good Ancestor

Published: 2022, Orca Book Publishers
Tags: cycle of life, Indigenous, respect
Categories: CanadaCanada, Picture BookCanada, Picture Book, PoetryCanada, Picture Book, Poetry, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Apple: (Skin To The Core)

Published: 2020, Levine Querido
Tags: Indigenous, novels in verse, Off-reservation Boarding Schools, Onondaga, Tuscaroras
Categories: Biography - Autobiography- MemoirBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, PoetryBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Poetry, United StatesBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Poetry, United States, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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