Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears : a West African tale / retold by Verna Aardema ; pictures by Leo and Diane Dillon.

By:

Aardema, Verna [Author]

Contributor(s):

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780803760899
9780803760875

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

PZ8 .W496 1975
PZ8

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Awards:

Caldecott Medal winner, 1976.

Subject: A retelling of a traditional West African tale that reveals how the mosquito developed its annoying habit. A mosquito annoyed the iguana, who frightened the python, who scared the rabbit ... and now the whole jungle is in an uproar because the sun won't rise. The animals discuss the situation and decide to punish the mosquito. Even today, whenever we hear a mosquito buzz, we smack it hard!

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Juvenile Book (10-day checkout)	G. Allen Fleece Library JUVENILE-CALDECOTT	Fiction	PZ8.1.A213Wh 1975 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		31923001132568

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A retelling of a traditional West African tale that reveals how the mosquito developed its annoying habit. A mosquito annoyed the iguana, who frightened the python, who scared the rabbit ... and now the whole jungle is in an uproar because the sun won't rise. The animals discuss the situation and decide to punish the mosquito. Even today, whenever we hear a mosquito buzz, we smack it hard!