An edition of Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears (1975)

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears

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Last edited by Bernat Fortet
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An edition of Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears (1975)

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears

by

  • ★★★★ ★ 4.83 ·
  • 6 Ratings
  • 68 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 20 Have read

A retelling of a traditional West African tale that reveals how the mosquito developed its annoying habit.

Publish Date
Publisher
Puffin
Language
English
Pages
32

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Previews available in: Spanish English

Subjects
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:3
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West Africa

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Cover of: Por qué zumban los mosquitos en los oídos de la gente
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
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Cover of: Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears
Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears: a West African tale
1978, Dial Press, Puffin/Dial, Puffin Books
in English
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Cover of: Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
January 1, 1978, Puffin
Paperback in English
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Cover of: Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
1975, Dial, Dial Press
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears
Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears: a West African tale
1975, Dial Press
in English
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Book Details

First Sentence

"One morning a mosquito saw an iguana drinking at a waterhole."

Edition Notes

Series
Pied Piper Book

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
32
Dimensions
20 x 20 x 20 inches
Weight
20 pounds

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL7907231M
Internet Archive
whymosquitoesbuz0000unse
ISBN 10
0803760884
ISBN 13
9780803760882
Library Thing
220502
Goodreads
3684545

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One morning a mosquito saw an iguana drinking at a waterhole.
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