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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.

Globalizing K-12 Reading Lists of Children’s and Young Adult Literature

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Click to download PDF for Global Short Story Collections, Grades 1-5 and 6-12
Click to download PDF for Global Poetry Books, Grades 1-5 and 6-12

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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.

New 2019 Lists of Global Children’s and YA Literature

To globalize the text exemplar lists that emerged from state standards documents, we developed global book lists of fiction and nonfiction books organized by grade level bands and measures of complexity. Read more about the project and access the lists.

This project was funded by CERCLL.

WOW’s Online Publications

WOW Stories needs your manuscript! Find our submission guidelines here.

WOW Stories banner, titleNew Spring 2019: WOW Stories, Compassion and Action: Reading and Writing through a Social Justice Lens.

WOW Review banner, title Read Volume XII, Issue 2 of WOW Review. The Winter 2020 issue of WOW Review focuses on winners of the Jane Addams Children's Book Award.

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Read Volumen II, Número 1 of WOW Libros. The Spring 2019 issue of WOW Libros follows the theme, "Leyendo con pausa; distfrutando los libros."

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