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Loading... Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears: A West African Taleby Verna Aardema
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Poor Mosquito! It is mosquito’s fault that everything has gone wrong! Mosquito told iguana a lie, so iguana put sticks in his ears and did not hear python calling good morning. Python thought for sure something was wrong, so he hid in rabbits hole, frightening rabbit , who frightened monkey, who ran through the trees & accidentally killed a baby owl. Now mother owl is grieving so that she won’t hooooo the sun up in the morning! Lion calls all the animals together to figure out what happened. Is everyone still angry at mosquito? Yes! In this African tale, a mosquito stirs up trouble and another animal ends up accidentally dying. When all of the parties involved in the owlets death are brought before the lion king, it is determined that the mosquito is at fault. Near the end of the book the mosquito buzzes the other animals ears to see how they fell about him. I loved the artistry in this book. The pictures were done beautifully. The story is about animals but can be about humans as well. I would use this book to teach students how what they say can affect someone else. I would also use this book to have children describe their favorite African jungle animal. Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears is a West African tale based on a chain of events that ends with a tragedy. Life in the jungle returns to normal, only after the rightful blame is placed on the mosquito. This is another book that gives us insight into different cultures stories. It also shows what one small lie can sometimes cause. Have students read and study some of the African animals in this story and share facts they learn. You can also read some American folktales and discuss the differences in cultures. Great storytelling. no reviews | add a review
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I loved the way the pictures were watercolored in a stencil like effect, with black outlines. (