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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
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Tucson, AZ 85721
Phone: (520) 621-9340
email: wow@email.arizona.edu
Open Reading Hours: Monday through Friday – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Being Henry David

Published: 2013, Albert Whitman & Company
Tags: Coming of age, Family, homeless, Identity, Illness and disease, Runaways, Secret, Self-Discovery
Categories: FictionFiction, United StatesFiction, United States, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin

Published: 2014, Kids Can Press
Tags: musical instruments, Violin
Categories: AsiaAsia, AwardsAsia, Awards, JapanAsia, Awards, Japan, Picture BookAsia, Awards, Japan, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Asia, Awards, Japan, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction

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Cada Niño/Every Child

Published: 2002, Cinco Puntos Press
Tags: Culture, musical instruments, songs, Spanish
Categories: BilingualBilingual, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Bilingual, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in USBilingual, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in US, Rhymes/songsBilingual, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in US, Rhymes/songs, United States

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In Andal’s House

Published: 2013, Sleeping Bear Press
Tags: celebration, Determination, Friendship, Prejudices, segregation
Categories: Historical FictionHistorical Fiction, IndiaHistorical Fiction, India, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Extra Yarn

Published: 2012, HarperCollins
Tags: emotions and feelings, fairytale, growing up, Imagination, ingenuity, Nature
Categories: Early Years (ages 2-6)Early Years (ages 2-6), Picture BookEarly Years (ages 2-6), Picture Book, United States

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House Held Up by Trees

Published: 2012, Candlewick Press
Tags: art, Country life, Nature, time
Categories: Picture BookPicture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), United States

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Ten Birds Meet A Monster

Published: 2013, Kids Can Press
Tags: bird, Cooperation, Halloween, Teamwork
Categories: CanadaCanada, FantasyCanada, Fantasy, Picture BookCanada, Fantasy, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Anne Of Green Gables

Published: 2014,
Tags: Adoption, Determination, Orphans
Categories: CanadaCanada, Historical FictionCanada, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U. S. Marshal (Exceptional Social Studies Titles For Intermediate Grades)

Published: 2009, Carolrhoda Books
Tags: African Americans, Frontier and pioneer life, Old West
Categories: Biography - Autobiography- MemoirBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, Intermediate (ages 9-14), United States

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The Favorite Daughter

Published: 2013, Scholastic, Incorporated
Tags: father and daughter, Identity, Japanese Americans, Self-esteem
Categories: Biography - Autobiography- MemoirBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Picture BookBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), United States

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