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Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears : a West African tale  Cover Image Book Book

Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears : a West African tale

Aardema, Verna (adapter.). Dillon, Leo, (illustrator.). Dillon, Diane, (illustrator.). Wallerstein, Warren, (book production.). Tehon, Atha, (designer.). Dial Press, (publisher.). Holyoke Lithograph Co. (Printer). Rainbows Inc. (Printer). Composing Room, Inc. (Compositor). Economy Bookbinding Corporation. (Binder).

Summary: 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!

Item details

  • ISBN: 0803760892
  • ISBN: 9780803760899
  • ISBN: 0803760876
  • ISBN: 9780803760875
  • ISBN: 0803760884
  • ISBN: 9780803760882
  • ISBN: 0140549056
  • ISBN: 9780140549058
  • ISBN: 059010294X
  • ISBN: 9780590102940
  • Physical Description: print
    30 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
  • Publisher: New York : The Dial Press, [1975]
  • Badges:
    • Top Holds Over Last 5 Years: 3 / 5.0
    • Top Circs: 4 / 5.0
    • Most Copies: 5 / 5.0

Contents / Notes

General Note:
Art techniques used: Airbrushed watercolor, pastels and india ink applied in a stencil affect using vellum and frisket masks.
"A Pied Piper book."
"Separations by Rainbows, Inc., composition by The Composing Room, Inc., binding by Economy Bookbinding Corp., production by Warren Wallerstein, design by Atha Tehon"--Title page verso.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Music composed by Dr. Václav Kubica.
Participant or Performer Note: Narrated by Pearl Primus.
Target Audience Note:
770L Lexile.
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning LG 4.0 0.5.
Accelerated Reader LG 4.0 0.5.
AR 4.0 0.5.
Awards Note:
Caldecott Medal, 1976
Subject: Caldecott Medal
Animals Juvenile fiction
Folklore Africa, West Juvenile fiction
Blame Juvenile fiction
Jungle animals Juvenile fiction
Mosquitoes Juvenile fiction
Animals Folklore
Folklore Africa, West
Ashanti (African people) Folklore
Folklore Africa, West
Animals Folklore
Folklore Afrique occidentale
Folklore Afrique occidentale Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
Blâme Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
Faune de la jungle Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
Moustiques Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
Animaux Folklore
Achanti (Peuple d'Afrique) Folklore
Folklore Africa, West Juvenile fiction
Blame Juvenile fiction
Jungle animals Juvenile fiction
Mosquitoes Juvenile fiction
Caldecott Medal
Animals
Ashanti (African people)
Blame
Folklore
Jungle animals
Mosquitoes
West Africa
Folklore Africa
Mosquitoes Folklore
Folklore Africa, West
Mosquitoes Fiction
Animals Fiction
Folklore Africa, West
Mosquitoes Fiction
Animals Fiction
United States New York (State) New York
Genre: Picture books for children.
Caldecott Medal winner, -- 1976
Audiobooks.
Folklore -- Africa, West -- Juvenile.
Caldecott Medal -- Winner -- 1976.
children's books.
Folklore.
picture books.
Cloth case bindings.
Picture books.
Folk literature.
Fiction.
Folklore.
Juvenile works.
Folklore.
Folk literature.
Dust jackets (Binding) -- 1975.
Illustrators' presentation inscription (Provenance) -- Dillon, D. -- 1975.
Littérature populaire.

Currently available copies

  • 177 out of 189 copies are currently available at PINES. (Show)
  • 7 out of 9 copies are currently available at Flint River Regional Library System. (Show)
  • 1 out of 2 copies are currently available at Peachtree City Library.

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