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Overview

In this astonishingly beautiful and imaginatively illustrated picture book, Mosquito tells Iguana a tall tale that sets off a chain reaction that ends in jungle disaster. Iguana is so upset at being told such nonsense that he plugs his ears. So, of course, when Python says good morning, Iguana doesn't hear and ignores him altogether. Python suspects Iguana is plotting mischief against him, so he hides in a rabbit hole - which terrifies Rabbit. And so this amusing African legend goes, until finally the chain of mishaps reaches Mother Owl, who reacts by refusing to hoot and wake in the sun.

Eventually all is resolved, and jungle life returns to normal. But...

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Overview

In this astonishingly beautiful and imaginatively illustrated picture book, Mosquito tells Iguana a tall tale that sets off a chain reaction that ends in jungle disaster. Iguana is so upset at being told such nonsense that he plugs his ears. So, of course, when Python says good morning, Iguana doesn't hear and ignores him altogether. Python suspects Iguana is plotting mischief against him, so he hides in a rabbit hole - which terrifies Rabbit. And so this amusing African legend goes, until finally the chain of mishaps reaches Mother Owl, who reacts by refusing to hoot and wake in the sun.

Eventually all is resolved, and jungle life returns to normal. But although Mosquito learns her lesson and gives up telling tall tales, she adopts a worse habit.

Leo and Diane Dillon's striking full-color illustrations complement and enlarge upon the tale, perfectly capturing the expansive African imagination.

Caldecott Award 1976

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Mosquito tells iguana such a preposterous tall tale that iguana puts sticks in his ears so he won't have to hear her nonsense. This causes a chain of events that upsets all the animals. When lion calls a council to solve the problem, the animals realize mosquito is at fault. To this day, mosquitoes whine in people's ears to ask if everyone is still angry.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780803760899
  • Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
  • Publication date: 1/28/1975
  • Pages: 32
  • Sales rank: 205,525
  • Age range: 3 - 8 Years
  • Lexile: 0770L (what's this?)
  • Product dimensions: 10.22 (w) x 10.15 (h) x 0.39 (d)

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  • Posted April 11, 2010

    Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears by Verna Aardema

    In this folktale, the mosquito tells a lie which sets off a series of cause and effect events that affect all of the other animal characters in the story. The animals are each called in turn to tell their side of the story to King Lion until he learns that the problem can be traced back to the mosquito. This is another Verna Aardema story that is great for teaching or pointing out story sequence and cause and effect.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 22, 2007

    Why Mosquitoes Buzz in Peoples Ears Review

    Caldecott Book Title: Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People¿s Ears Reading Level: 4th Grade Genre: Traditional/Fiction About the Author: Verna Aardema was born in New Era, Michigan, attended schools there, and received her degree in journalism from Michigan State University. She has written seven previous books of African folk stories. Her most recent, Behind The Back Of The Mountain: Black Folktales From Southern Africa, was illustrated by the Dillons. Aardema now lives in Muskegon, Michigan, with her husband, Dr. Joel Vugteveen. She has retired from teaching and devotes her full time to writing. Book Review: While most of us have never really thought about it, there is a reason Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People¿s Ears. This story begins with a mosquito telling an iguana a story, ¿I saw a farmer digging yams that were almost as big as I am.¿ The iguana found this story so annoying and ridiculous that he stuck two sticks in his ears to keep from hearing anymore. This causes a chain reaction of events to take place that leads to utter chaos throughout the forest. Sadly, there was an unfortunate accident and a young owlet was killed during the turmoil. It was Mother Owl who normally woke up the sum each day, but when she found out what had happened to her little owlet, she didn¿t have the heart to wake the sun. The animals all got worried and King Lion called a meeting of the animals to find out why Mother Owl would not wake the sun. Eventually, all was resolved and life returned to normal again when Mother Owl found out what had happened and ¿She turned her head toward the east and hooted: ¿Hoo! Hooooo! Hooooooo! And the sun came up.¿ This book was very enjoyable and I would recommend it for reading. Bibliographic Information: Aardema, Verna. Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People¿s Ears. New York: The Dial Press, 1975.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 26, 2007

    The Buzz on the Mosquito

    This is a book that begins with a tall tale and has a series of events that follow that ends with a lot of misunderstanding. The book should capture the attention of a younger audience, probably K-1st. The pictures are colorful and the text carries out a storyline that should keep children wondering what will happen next. This story could also be used as an example to children of the result of miscontrewed stories and how the end result could have a dramatic effect.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 28, 2007

    Read and you will like.

    Verna Aardema was born in Michigan and graduated from Michigan State University. Even as a little girl, she dreamed of becoming a writer. She loved to read, and every minute she got a chance to would read. She published her first books in 1960. Her book, Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People¿s Ears, won the Caldecott Award in 1976. The book also received the Brooklyn Art Books for Children Award in 1977. The central theme of the book is that it is better to listen to foolishness then to tune everything out because some information may be overlooked and may lead to some problems. Mosquito told the Iguana some nonsense. In the book, it says ¿I saw a farmer digging yams that were almost as big as I am.¿ He did not want to listen to it so he plugged his ears with two sticks. Since Iguana did this, it led to a chain of events. It created chaos within the jungle. What happened to the animals? Why do mosquitoes buzz in people¿s ears? Read the book to find out more about why mosquitoes buzz in people¿s ears. The reading level of the book is third grade, second month. The book is very descriptive with the wording, and has very detailed illustrations. I like how both the wording and illustrations worked together to create a wonderful story. I would recommend for people to read this book, they will like it. Aardema, Verna. Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People¿s Ears. New York: Puffin Books, 1975.

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