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

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Author:
Aardema, Verna
Series:
Picture Puffins
Puffin Pied Piper giant books
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English
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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!

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Animals
Animals -- Fiction
Animals -- Folklore
Animals -- Juvenile fiction
Ashanti (African people)
Ashanti (African people) -- Folklore
Blame
Blame -- Juvenile fiction
Children's audiobooks
Country life
Country life -- Fiction
Fairy tales
Fairy tales -- Fiction
Fiction
Folklore
Folklore -- Africa, West
Folklore -- Africa, West -- Juvenile fiction
Folklore -- Africa, West -- Juvenile literature
Folklore -- Fiction
Insects
Insects -- Fiction
Jungle animals
Jungle animals -- Juvenile fiction
Mosquitoes
Mosquitoes -- Juvenile fiction
Tales
Tales -- Africa, West

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Contributors:
Dillon, Diane
Jones, James Earl,reader
Dial Press,publisher
hoopla digital
Jones, James Earl
ISBN:
9780803760875
9781555929329
9780803760899
9780140545890
9781546100898
9780140549058
9781435209022
Accelerated Reader:
LG
Level 4, 0.5 Points
Lexile measure:
770L

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Last Grouping Update2025-05-12 10:03:06AM
Last Indexed2025-05-12 10:05:19AM

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