Author: -Verna Aardema
Title: -Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Illustrator: -Leo and Diane Dillon
Publisher: -Dial Press
Year: -1975
Format: -Hardcover Book
Genre: -Picture Storybook
Reading Level: -Assisted Reader
Interest Level: -Elementary
Topics: -Tales, Animals, African, Stories.
Summary: -This book is a West African Tale in which one lie to one animal can cause a chain of reactions to a bunch of other animals. The story goes from a mosquito to an lizard and so on and so fourth until the animals hold court to find out who is responsible for all of the nonsense. The mosquito ultimately finds out but remains buzzing in everyone's ears to see if they are still mad at it.
Illustrator: -Leo and Diane Dillon
Publisher: -Dial Press
Year: -1975
Format: -Hardcover Book
Genre: -Picture Storybook
Reading Level: -Assisted Reader
Interest Level: -Elementary
Topics: -Tales, Animals, African, Stories.
Summary: -This book is a West African Tale in which one lie to one animal can cause a chain of reactions to a bunch of other animals. The story goes from a mosquito to an lizard and so on and so fourth until the animals hold court to find out who is responsible for all of the nonsense. The mosquito ultimately finds out but remains buzzing in everyone's ears to see if they are still mad at it.
Extension Activities:
-Draw a picture of your favorite animal in the story. Explain on the back what they did that cause and effected a new outcome, also, why they are your favorite.
-This is a Caldecott Awarded book, which means the illustrations are great. Ask the kids what they would think the book would be like without pictures. How would the book change, would it make it better or worse? What do they think would be the final outcome.
