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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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Kids Cooking: Students Prepare and Eat Foods from Around the World

Published: 2018, Candlewick
Tags: Cookbooks, Food and cooking, nutrition
Categories: Early Years (ages 2-6)Early Years (ages 2-6), Information BookEarly Years (ages 2-6), Information Book, InternationalEarly Years (ages 2-6), Information Book, International, Nonfiction

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Mayeros: A Yucatec Maya Family

Published: 1997, HarperCollins
Tags: Indigenous, Mayan, social life and custom
Categories: AmericasAmericas, Information BookAmericas, Information Book, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Americas, Information Book, Intermediate (ages 9-14), MexicoAmericas, Information Book, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Mexico, NonfictionAmericas, Information Book, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Mexico, Nonfiction, North America

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Ole Flamenco!

Published: 2010, Lee & Low
Tags: Dance, New Mexico, Performing Arts, Photo essay
Categories: Intermediate (ages 9-14)Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in USIntermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in US, NonfictionIntermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in US, Nonfiction, Picture BookIntermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in US, Nonfiction, Picture Book, United States

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Fiesta U.S.A.

Published: 1995, Dutton Juvenile
Tags: celebrations, Festivals, Hispanic Americans, Hispanic culture
Categories: Intermediate (ages 9-14)Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in USIntermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in US, NonfictionIntermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in US, Nonfiction, SouthwestIntermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in US, Nonfiction, Southwest, United States

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The Piñata Maker / El Piñatero

Published: 1994, Harcourt Children's Books
Tags: Folk art
Categories: AmericasAmericas, BilingualAmericas, Bilingual, Information BookAmericas, Bilingual, Information Book, MexicoAmericas, Bilingual, Information Book, Mexico, NonfictionAmericas, Bilingual, Information Book, Mexico, Nonfiction, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Carnaval

Published: 1999, Harcourt Children's Books
Tags: carnival, holidays, Photographs, traditions
Categories: BrazilBrazil, Information BookBrazil, Information Book, NonfictionBrazil, Information Book, Nonfiction, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Charro (Spanish-Language)

Published: 1999, Harcourt Paperbacks
Tags: cowboy, Horses, Photographs, Spanish
Categories: Information BookInformation Book, MexicoInformation Book, Mexico, Picture BookInformation Book, Mexico, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Fiesta U.S.A./Spanish (Spanish Edition)

Published: 1995, Dutton Books
Tags: celebrations, Festivals, Hispanic culture, Spanish edition
Categories: Intermediate (ages 9-14)Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in USIntermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in US, NonfictionIntermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in US, Nonfiction, SouthwestIntermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in US, Nonfiction, Southwest, United States

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Pablo Remembers

Published: 1993, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books
Tags: day of the dead, Family, holidays, traditions
Categories: AmericasAmericas, BilingualAmericas, Bilingual, MexicoAmericas, Bilingual, Mexico, NonfictionAmericas, Bilingual, Mexico, Nonfiction, Picture BookAmericas, Bilingual, Mexico, Nonfiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Earth Daughter: Alicia of Acoma Pueblo

Published: 1995, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Tags: Culture, Indigenous, New Mexico, Photo essay, Pueblo Indian
Categories: Biography - Autobiography- MemoirBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Primary (ages 6-9)Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, Primary (ages 6-9), SouthwestBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Primary (ages 6-9), Southwest, United States

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