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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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The Boy of the Three-Year Nap

Published: 1988, Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books
Tags: Habits, Laziness
Categories: AsiaAsia, Folklore and Fairy TalesAsia, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Asia, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), JapanAsia, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Japan, Picture BookAsia, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Japan, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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The Boy in the Garden

Published: 2010, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Tags: Birds, cranes, Dreams, Imagination, Storytelling
Categories: AsiaAsia, FantasyAsia, Fantasy, JapanAsia, Fantasy, Japan, Picture BookAsia, Fantasy, Japan, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Erika-San

Published: 2009, Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Tags: Adventures, cross cultural, Culture, journeys
Categories: AsiaAsia, JapanAsia, Japan, Picture BookAsia, Japan, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Asia, Japan, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction

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Grandfather’s Journey

Published: 1993, Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books
Tags: Emigration and immigration, grandfather, homesickness, Japanese Americans, Journey, Travel, voyage
Categories: AsiaAsia, Historical FictionAsia, Historical Fiction, Picture BookAsia, Historical Fiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Asia, Historical Fiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), United States

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Kamishibai Man

Published: 2005, Houghton Mifflin
Tags: Storytelling
Categories: AsiaAsia, JapanAsia, Japan, Picture BookAsia, Japan, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Asia, Japan, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction

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El Chino

Published: 1990,
Categories: Biography - Autobiography- MemoirBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, EuropeBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Europe, Primary (ages 6-9)Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, Europe, Primary (ages 6-9), Spain

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