An edition of Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears (1975)

Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears

a West African tale

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Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears
Verna Aardema
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An edition of Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears (1975)

Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears

a West African tale

by

  • ★★★★ ★ 4.83 ·
  • 6 Ratings
  • 68 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 20 Have read

Reveals the meaning of the mosquito's buzz.

Publish Date
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Language
English
Pages
30

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Previews available in: Spanish English

Subjects
Animals, Caldecott Medal, Children's stories, African (English), Fiction, Folklore, Juvenile fiction, Juvenile literature, Mosquitoes, Spanish language materials, Values, Animales, Jungle animals, Ashanti (African people), Blame, Afrique occidentale, West Africa, Folklore, africa, west, Folklore, africa, collectionID:caldecott70, Children's fiction, Insects, fiction, Animals, fiction, award:Caldecott_award, lexile:770, lexile_range:701-800, age:min:3, age:max:6, grade:min:Kindergarten, grade:max:3
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West Africa

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Cover of: Por qué zumban los mosquitos en los oídos de la gente
Por qué zumban los mosquitos en los oídos de la gente: un cuento de Africa Occidental
1998, Dial Books for Young Readers, Dial Books
in Spanish
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Cover of: Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
January 1, 1978, Puffin
Paperback in English
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Cover of: Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears
Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears: a West African tale
1978, Dial Press, Puffin/Dial, Puffin Books
in English
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Cover of: Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears
Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears: a West African tale
1975, Dial Press
in English
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Cover of: Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears
Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears: a West African tale
1975, Dial Books for Young Readers
in English
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Cover of: Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
1975, Dial, Dial Press
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Edition Notes

Caldecott Award, 1976

Genre
Fiction.

The Physical Object

Pagination
[30] p. :
Number of pages
30

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL22930893M
ISBN 10
0803760884
OCLC/WorldCat
30786514
Library Thing
220502
Goodreads
3684545

Work Description

A retelling of a traditional West African tale that reveals how the mosquito developed its annoying habit.

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One morning a mosquito saw an iguana drinking at a waterhole.
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