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  E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1094805 Title: Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears : a West African tale Author: Verna Aardema; Leo Dillon; Diane Dillon; Warren Wallerstein; Atha Tehon; Dial Press,; Holyoke Lithograph Co; Rainbows Inc; Composing Room, Inc; Economy Bookbinding Corporation Publisher: New York : The Dial Press, [1975] ©1975 ISBN/ISSN: 0803760892 9780803760899 0803760876 9780803760875 0803760884 9780803760882 0140549056 9780140549058 059010294X 9780590102940 OCLC:1094805

  
  

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

Author:	Verna Aardema; Leo Dillon; Diane Dillon; Warren Wallerstein; Atha Tehon; All authors
Publisher:	New York : The Dial Press, [1975] ©1975
Series:	Caldecott medal book.
Edition/Format:	Print book : Fiction : Juvenile audience : EnglishView all editions and formats
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!
Subjects	Caldecott Medal -- 1976. Animals -- Juvenile fiction. Folklore -- Africa, West -- Juvenile fiction. View all subjects
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