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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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We Share One World

Published: 2004, Illumination Arts Publishing Company
Tags: Children, Peace, World Cultures
Categories: Early Years (ages 2-6)Early Years (ages 2-6), InternationalEarly Years (ages 2-6), International, Picture BookEarly Years (ages 2-6), International, Picture Book, Poetry

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My Life with the Wave

Published: 1997, HarperCollins
Tags: Children, Friendship, Humor, Imagination, Life, Love, relationships
Categories: AmericasAmericas, FantasyAmericas, Fantasy, MexicoAmericas, Fantasy, Mexico, North AmericaAmericas, Fantasy, Mexico, North America, Primary (ages 6-9)

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The Kite Festival

Published: 2004, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Tags: Family, Festival, Fun
Categories: ColombiaColombia, Latin AmericaColombia, Latin America, Primary (ages 6-9)Colombia, Latin America, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction

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Nilda

Published: 1985, Arte Publico Press
Tags: Coming of age, Discrimination, Hardship, New York, World War II
Categories: Historical FictionHistorical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Puerto RicoHistorical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Puerto Rico, United States

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Bringing the Boy Home

Published: 2008, HarperCollins
Tags: Animals, Forests, training, visiting, Young adult
Categories: FantasyFantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latin AmericaFantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latin America, United States

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The House that Max Built

Published: 2008, Tundra Books
Tags: construction, houses, New home
Categories: CanadaCanada, NonfictionCanada, Nonfiction, Picture BookCanada, Nonfiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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The Secret World of Hildegard

Published: 2007, Arthur A. Levine Books
Tags: Flowers and plants, growing, Musicians, Secret
Categories: Biography - Autobiography- MemoirBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, GermanyBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Germany, Picture BookBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Germany, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Eye of the Crow: The Boy Sherlock Holmes, His First Case

Published: 2007, Tundra Books
Tags: Crime, Detective, London, Murder, Sherlock Holmes
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), Intermediate (ages 9-14)England (UK), Intermediate (ages 9-14), Mystery and Thriller

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The Ink Drinker

Published: 1998, Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Tags: action and adventure, Books and reading, Mysteries, Vampires
Categories: EuropeEurope, FantasyEurope, Fantasy, FranceEurope, Fantasy, France, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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Waynetta and the Cornstalk: A Texas Fairy Tale

Published: 2007, Albert Whitman & Company
Tags: Farm life, Folktales and Fairytales, Texas
Categories: Early Years (ages 2-6)Early Years (ages 2-6), Picture BookEarly Years (ages 2-6), Picture Book, SouthwestEarly Years (ages 2-6), Picture Book, Southwest, United States

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