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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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Islam

Understanding The Holy Land

Complete with maps and photographs, a guide provides a comprehensive review of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a review of the area’s history, its people, significant past and present events, and definitions of commonly used terms.

Published: 2005,
Tags: Customs and practices, Islam
Categories: AsiaAsia, IsraelAsia, Israel, NonfictionAsia, Israel, Nonfiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

Count Your Way through the Arab World

Uses Arabic numerals from one to ten to introduce concepts about Arab countries and Arab culture.

Published: 1991,
Tags: Christianity, Islam
Categories: Counting BookCounting Book, EgyptCounting Book, Egypt, Middle EastCounting Book, Egypt, Middle East, NonfictionCounting Book, Egypt, Middle East, Nonfiction, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Iblis

An Islamic version of the story of Adam and Eve and the fall from Paradise. In this Islamic version of Adam and Eve’s expulsion from Eden, the devil is called Iblis.

Published: 1994,
Tags: creation, Devil, Islam
Categories: Folklore and Fairy TalesFolklore and Fairy Tales, IraqFolklore and Fairy Tales, Iraq, Middle EastFolklore and Fairy Tales, Iraq, Middle East, Picture BookFolklore and Fairy Tales, Iraq, Middle East, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

The Gold-Threaded Dress

When Oy and her Thai American family move to a new neighborhood, her third-grade classmates tease and exclude her because she is different.

Published: 2002,
Tags: Creation stories, cultural difference, Friendship, Household, Identity, Islam, moving, prejudice
Categories: AsiaAsia, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Asia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic FictionAsia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction, Thailand

Pirate Diary: The Journal Of Jake Carpenter

The fictional diary of a ten-year-old boy who, in 1716 sets off from North Carolina to become a sailor, but ends up a pirate instead.

Published: 2001,
Tags: Islam
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), EuropeEngland (UK), Europe, Historical FictionEngland (UK), Europe, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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