Title Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears : a West African tale / retold by Verna Aardema ; pictures by Leo and Diane Dillon

Edition Paperback edition Published New York, N.Y. : Dial Books for Young Readers, 1978 ©1975

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MELB SPELK	819 Aardem Ver/Wmb		LIB USE ONLY

Description 28 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm Summary Retells a West African tale which explains why the mosquito, responsible for the death of Mother Owl's baby, buzzes in people's ears looking for forgiveness Notes Winner of the Caldecott Medel, 1976 "A Pied piper book." Audience For children Subject Manners and customs. Folklore -- Africa, West. Mosquitoes -- Juvenile fiction. Genre/Form Folklore. Picture books. Folklore. Fiction. Author Dillon, Leo. Dillon, Diane. ISBN 0803760884

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