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Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears: A West African Tale (original 1975; edition 1975)

by Verna Aardema, Diane Dillon (Illustrator)

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Reveals the meaning of the mosquito's buzz.
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Title:Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears: A West African Tale
Authors:Verna Aardema
Other authors:Diane Dillon (Illustrator)
Info:Dial (1975), Edition: 10th Printing, Hardcover, 32 pages
Collections:ECU Children's Literature Bibliography, Your library
Rating:*****
Tags:Caldecott Winner

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Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears by Verna Aardema (1975)

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Independent Reading Level: Ages 5-8
Awards: Caldecott Medal (1976)
  warnackle10 | Apr 3, 2024 |
Independent reading level grades second through fourth
Traditional literature, pourquio tale
  Teannawiggins21 | Mar 28, 2024 |
An iguana doesn't like the buzz he hears from a mosquito, and a long chain of events is started off which ends in the death of an owlet. The animals hold and council under King Lion to investigate the matter. Who's responsible for the death of the owlet?
  KristenRoper | Mar 14, 2024 |
An iguana doesn't like the buzz he hears from a mosquito, and a long chain of events is started off which ends in the death of an owlet. The animals hold and council under King Lion to investigate the matter. Who's responsible for the death of the owlet?
  KristenRoper | Mar 14, 2024 |
A classic that also provides the opportunity for people to read about African culture ! ( )
  skhan82 | Mar 10, 2024 |
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Verna Aardema—primary authorall editionscalculated
Dillon, DianeIllustratorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Dillon, LeoIllustratorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Jones, James EarlNarratorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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Canonical title
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Original title
Alternative titles
Por que zumban los mosquitos en los oidos de la gente?
Original publication date
1975
People/Characters
Mosquito
Iguana
Python
Rabbit
Crown
Important places
The jungle
West Africa
Important events
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Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears (1984 | IMDb)
Epigraph
Dedication
For Marcia VanDuinen who heard this story first
First words
One morning a mosquito saw an iguana drinking at a waterhole.
Quotations
Is everyone still mad at me?
Mosquito told me such a big lie, I couldn't bear to listen to it. So I put sticks in my ears.
I'd rather be deaf than listen to such nonsense!
It was the mosquito's fault
The mosquito said, "I saw a farmer digging yams that were almost as big as I am."
"What's a mosquito compared to a yam?" snapped the iguana grumpily.
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English
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Reveals the meaning of the mosquito's buzz.
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This West African pourquoi tale explains why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears. It all starts with Mosquito telling a lie to Iguana. Tired of listening to Mosquito, Iguana puts twigs in his own ears. When Python tries to talk to Iguana and Iguana doesn't respond to him, it sets off a chain of events that leads to the sun not rising in the morning. King Lion must learn the story of the events leading back to Mosquito's lie in order to get Mother Owl to call the sun. The story is enhanced by beautiful Caldecott winning illustrations.

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398.2Social sciences › Customs, Etiquette, Folklore › Folklore › Folk literature

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PZ8.A213Language and Literature › Fiction and juvenile belles lettres › Fiction and juvenile belles lettres › Juvenile belles lettres

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