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“But because of this the mosquito has a guilty conscience. To this day she goes about whining in people‘s ears. ‘Zeee! Is everyone still angry at me?‘ When she does that, she gets an honest answer.”

I have never read this book before but once I read it I loved it and would love to have in my classroom for a silly little tale.

Traditional literature. Published 1975. This is a West African tale that tells the myth of why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears. The story is told through the animals who explain the sequence of events. It follows a typical traditional literature format. This book also won a Caldecott Award in 1976 for its “vivid watercolors and airbrush“ in the illustrations. This is a great silly tale that I could definitely see using in my classroom.

Traditional literature. Published 1975. This is a classic West African Tale This book was also won a Caldecott award in 1976 for the vivid watercolors and airbrush illustrations. The animals explain the sequence of events of mosquitoes and they said that they buzz in people‘s ears bc they‘re asking the people if they‘re mad at them.

“So that‘s why you had sticks in your ear”

This book is great for adding diversity in your classroom library.

This book is great way to bring in other cultures and styles into your classroom. It also can be used to talk about lying. The book is very colorful and will hold student attention.

A beautiful tale, this Caldecott Award-winning, TL book is one to be passed down for ages. This story will stick with me for a long time and it is a great way to introduce your students to tales from other cultures. This tale follows what happens after a mosquito lies to a lizard that causes panic in their environment.

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One of my Childhood favorites !!!!

"Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People‘s Ears” is a TL picture book. The author is Verna Aardema and the beautiful illustrations are by Leo Dillion and Diane Dillon. This is a Caldecott Award Winning book that can be used in the classroom as a RA for K-2. #ucflae3414su20

This is such a fun book to have in your classroom and holds a valuable lesson within it's pages. I would love to use this Caldecott Medal winning TL picture book for SR or S in my classroom. I love that this book brings folklore from a distant country and would be quite new for a lot of students; this could open up some great discussions in class. In this story, a mosquito whispers a rumor into an iguana's ear and chaos follows in the jungle.

This Caldecott folktale PB, adapted by Verna Aardema is perfect for storytelling! rif.org/sites/default/files/Support_Materials/PictureBooks-CommonCore.pdf recommends to RA then use the class to story-tell. UDL 2.5 and ESOL 17

“Then he stuck two sticks in his ears and went off, mek, mek, mek, mek, through the reeds.“

I would use this book in a classroom because the idea of something common being explained, will engage the students if it provides some explanation to the phenomenon. Also, the book may expose them to diversity and culture that they are unfamiliar with.

This book was a fun book that spoke on a natural occurrence of mosquitos buzzing in your ear. The language is lively and engaging and seems to keep with oral tradition in a Traditional Literature book. Also, the fun and detailed illustrations add to the words and text of the story and enhance those words.

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I would use this in my classroom because kids have background knowledge of mosquitoes and this would allow them to be engaged in the story.

This traditional literature is explaining as to why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears. The plot is very simple and direct and the language is engaging and lively.

“I would rather be deaf than listen to such nonsense.“

This would be a good read for older elementary students to teach them how rumors hurt people and do a lot of damage.

This is a good book that teaches a lesson on spreading and starting rumors. This is a good thing to have in your classroom to support a positive classroom environment.

“When she does that, she gets an honest answer.”

this story shows the consequences of lying and how lying affects people negatively. it‘s a good read for students. also the illustrations further add to the experience.

This was one of my favorites from this section of books. It‘s a West African tale about mosquitos and an African legend. It‘s also a Caldecott Medal winking book. The artwork is bright and beautiful. There are large colorful patterns that help tells he story of the jungle and the animals in it.

“”Zeee! Is everyone still angry at me?” When she does that, she gets an honest answer.””

The words the author uses to describe the sounds the animals make are very engaging for children!

Why Mosquitos Buzz in People‘s Ears by Verna Aardema, 1975. Caldecott Award Winning Book. This folktale gives a fun backstory as to why mosquitoes buzz in people‘s ears. This book gives an insight to children, the effects and consequences lying has on people and the environment around them. The Illustrations in this book of the animals really draw the read in on what happens to who in the story.

“When she does that, she gets an honest answer.”

The illustrations are so different in this book. The plot has a lot of suspense and I believe children would enjoy it a lot.

This books is so interesting, being a West African tale about mosquitoes. I thought it was very interesting and I would definitely read this to my students. I think children would love this book.

This is a TL book written by Verna Aardema. The pictures are by Leo and Diane Dillon and they helped this book win a Caldecott Award. It‘s an American Folktale that has many pictures suitable for children. This book would be great to use for storytelling to engage all students. UDL 9.1 to promote expectations and beliefs that optimize motivation. This book would offer many opportunities for great discussions! #ucflae3414su19

The winner of the Caldecott Medal “Why Mosquito‘s Buzz in Peoples Ear” (TL) by Verna Aardema and illustrated by Diane Dillon and Leo Dillon is an amazing read. This book tells the story if a Mosquito that is causing some trouble in the jungle. It begins when the mosquito tells the iguana what he seen, which leads to the ciaos happening in the jungle. #lae3414sp19

Why Mosquitos Buzz in People‘s Ears is a great example of how TL can be integrated into the classroom to promote a fun and exciting learning experience for young readers. In this Caldecott award winning picture book, author Werdna Aardema and illustrators Leo and Diane Dillon tell a traditional African Tale about the myth behind the masquito‘s buzz. This would be a great S to share with your class. #LAE3414sp19

Why Mosquitos Buzz in People‘s Ears is Caldecott awarding winning TL book, written by Verna Aardema and Illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon, this book will be a great RT and RA. In this West African folk tale a mosquito told an Iguana something foolish and that lead to the uproar in the jungle. This TL book is an extraordinary edition to your classroom library, the vibrant pictures and humorous dialogue will keep your students intrigued.

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People‘s Ears by Verna Aardema illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon is a TL picture book and it has the Caldecott award. The story starts with a mosquito who tells gossip to the iguana and from there on it started a chain reaction and near the end of the story the animals have a meeting and they figure out that everything that happened is the mosquitos fault and the mosquito hides from them because she was scared. So she

As a West African Tale, this story tells about the chain of events that happen after a mosquito tells an iguana a "big lie". This tale is cute and opens opportunities for children to draw inferences as well as learn about cause and effect. I would use this story in the classroom to expose my students to more culturally diverse TL. Resource: https://www.teachervision.com/lesson/making-inferences-why-mosquitoes-buzz-peopl... #UCFLAE3414sp17