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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
College of Education
University of Arizona

1430 East Second Street
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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Thematic and Award Lists

Globalizing the K-12 Reading Lists

Language and Culture Book Kits and Global Story Boxes

Upcoming Events (Imagination Friday Registration Links Included in Event Listings)

  1. Annual Book Sale

    December 3 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

  2. Annual Book Sale

    December 4 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

  3. Imagination Friday with Philip and Erin Stead

    December 10 @ 1:00 pm - 1:40 pm

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Anti-Racist Book Lists and Resources

Chalkboard list shows 1 Petition, 2 Boycott, 3 Civil Disobedience, 4 Sit-ins, 5 Marches, 6 Letter WritingResources and book lists are a step towards antiracist action. These resources seem particularly helpful in reading for change and developing a stance of anti-racism. Take a look and leave your own suggestions.

Resources Around Epidemics and Pandemics

Promotional poster by 7th grader warning of Blue DeathWOW’s Executive Board put together a special WOW Currents post around epidemics and pandemics. Take a look and leave your own suggestions.

Global Children’s and YA Literature Initiatives

K-12 Lists of Recommended Global Literature
Access our 2021 lists of recommended K-12 global children’s and YA literature, organized by grade level bands and themes with text complexity information and plot summaries for each book. Supported by CERCLL.

WOW’s Online Publications

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WOW Stories banner, titleNew Fall 2021: WOW Stories, Global Literacy Communities: Connecting across Cultures to Build Understandings of Self and the World.

WOW Review banner, title Read Volume XIII, Issue 4 of WOW Review. The Summer 2021 issue of WOW Review is centered around the them A Climate of Change.

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Read Volumen III, Número 1 of WOW Libros. The Spring 2020 issue of WOW Libros follows the theme, "Historias que Acompañan en la Distancia."

WOW Recommends: Book of the Month

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Authors’ Corner

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Mitali Perkins

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