One morning a mosquito saw an iguana drinking at a waterhole.
An edition of Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears
(1975)
Por qué zumban los mosquitos en los oídos de la gente
un cuento de Africa Occidental
by Verna Aardema
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A retelling of a traditional West African tale that reveals how the mosquito developed its annoying habit.
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Animals, Caldecott Medal, Children's stories, African (English), Fiction, Folklore, Juvenile fiction, Juvenile literature, Mosquitoes, Spanish language materials, Values, Animales, Jungle animals, Ashanti (African people), Blame, Afrique occidentale, West Africa, Folklore, africa, west, Folklore, africa, collectionID:caldecott70, Children's fiction, Insects, fiction, Animals, fiction, award:Caldecott_award, lexile:770, lexile_range:701-800, age:min:3, age:max:6, grade:min:Kindergarten, grade:max:3Places
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Por qué zumban los mosquitos en los oídos de la gente: un cuento de Africa Occidental
1998, Dial Books for Young Readers, Dial Books
in Spanish
0803722982 9780803722989
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Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
January 1, 1978, Puffin
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in English
0803760884 9780803760882
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Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears: a West African tale
1978, Dial Press, Puffin/Dial, Puffin Books
in English
0140549056 9780140549058
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Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears: a West African tale
1975, Dial Press
in English
0803760892 9780803760899
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| January 7, 2024 | Edited by Bernat Fortet | Add subjects: lexile:770, lexile_range:701-800, age:min:3, age:max:6, grade:min:Kindergarten, grade:max:3 |
| December 30, 2023 | Edited by Bernat Fortet | Add Juvenile subject |
| March 1, 2022 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
| January 2, 2022 | Edited by tmanarl | corrected author |
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