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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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University of Arizona

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email: wow@email.arizona.edu
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It Wasn’t Me!

Published: 2001, North-South
Tags: Animals, theft
Categories: Early Years (ages 2-6)Early Years (ages 2-6), EuropeEarly Years (ages 2-6), Europe, FictionEarly Years (ages 2-6), Europe, Fiction, GermanyEarly Years (ages 2-6), Europe, Fiction, Germany, Picture BookEarly Years (ages 2-6), Europe, Fiction, Germany, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Lion Lights: My Invention That Made Peace With Lions

Published: 2022, Tilbury House Publishers
Tags: Africa animals, Environment and ecology, Inventors and inventions
Categories: Biography - Autobiography- MemoirBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, KenyaBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Kenya, Picture BookBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Kenya, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, Kenya, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction

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Maison Rouge: Memories Of A Childhood In War

Published: 2019, Tradewind Books
Tags: civil war, Emigration and immigration, History, Refugees and exiles
Categories: Biography - Autobiography- MemoirBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Democratic Republic of the CongoBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Martina Has Too Many Tías

Published: 2023, Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Tags: Aunts, emotions and feelings, Hispanic Americans, Imagination, Loneliness
Categories: CaribbeanCaribbean, Folklore and Fairy TalesCaribbean, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Picture BookCaribbean, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Nacho’s Nachos: The Story Behind The World’s Favorite Snack

Published: 2020, Lee & Low Books
Tags: Food and cooking, Hispanic, restaurant
Categories: Biography - Autobiography- MemoirBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, MexicoBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Mexico, NonfictionBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Mexico, Nonfiction, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Ander And Santi Were Here: A Novel

Published: 2023, Wednesday Books
Tags: Emmigrants and immigrants, Family and social issues, illegal immigrant, LGBTQI+
Categories: Latinx in USLatinx in US, Realistic FictionLatinx in US, Realistic Fiction, RomanceLatinx in US, Realistic Fiction, Romance, United StatesLatinx in US, Realistic Fiction, Romance, United States, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Out Of Darkness

Published: 2019, Holiday House
Tags: 20th century, African Americans, Mexican Americans, Prejudice and racism, romance
Categories: Historical FictionHistorical Fiction, Latinx in USHistorical Fiction, Latinx in US, United StatesHistorical Fiction, Latinx in US, United States, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Skin Of The Sea

Published: 2021, Random House Books for Young Readers
Tags: Death, Fantasy and magic, Mermaids
Categories: FantasyFantasy, West AfricaFantasy, West Africa, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Song Of Silver, Flame Like Night

Published: 2023, Delacorte Press
Tags: Chinese Mythology, colonization, Fantasy and magic, Resistance and the underground
Categories: ChinaChina, FantasyChina, Fantasy, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Wherever I Go

Published: 2020, Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Tags: Emigration and immigration, Refugee camp, Refugees
Categories: EthiopiaEthiopia, Picture BookEthiopia, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Ethiopia, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction

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