Title:
Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears : a West African tale / retold by Verna Aardema ; pictures by Leo and Diane Dillon.
ISBN:
9780803760899
9780803760875
9780803760882
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
New York : Dial Press, [1975]
©1975
Physical Description:
30 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
General Note:
Art techniques used: Airbrushed watercolor, pastels and india ink applied in a stencil affect using vellum.
"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.
Awards Note:
Caldecott Medal, 1976.
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!
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning LG 4.0 0.5.
Accelerated Reader AR LG 4.0 0.5 5550.
Reading Counts RC 3-5 4.2 2 Quiz: 12617 Guided reading level: N.
Added Corporate Author:
Audience:
770L Lexile
OCLC Number:
ocm01094805
Availability:
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