Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears

By Verna Aardema

Subjects: collectionID:caldecott70, Ashanti (African people), Juvenile literature, Blame, Animals, fiction, West Africa, Caldecott Medal, Insects, fiction, Jungle animals, grade:max:3, Values, age:max:6, Afrique occidentale, grade:min:Kindergarten, Fiction, Spanish language materials, Folklore, africa, west, Children's fiction, Animals, age:min:3, Animales, Mosquitoes, Juvenile fiction, Folklore, africa, Folklore, Children's stories, African (English), lexile_range:701-800, award:Caldecott_award, lexile:770

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