This book would be great for elementary age children. The author gives each animal a made up sound to mimic their movement or traditional sound. The illustrations are colorful and contribute to the mood and flow of the story. This book could be used in a folk tale unit or as a funny read aloud on a camping trip. T In this West African folk tale, a mosquito's lie makes the iguana grumpy, setting off a chain of events in the jungle that answers the question of why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears.
This book could also be viewed as a cautionary tale of the perils of stretching the truth or lying. Viewing it as a cautionary tale does make it a darker story overall and may be frightening to some children. Apr 20, Makenzie Moore rated it it was amazing Shelves: elmbooks. This book would be great for grades Not only could the students catch on to the patterns near the middle-end of the story, but they could predict what is going to happen as the mosquito and the rest of the animals make their decisions.
This book is also a great book to teach cause and effect. The animals' actions are the perfect example of "if this, then that", "because of this, this happened. Aug 10, ABC rated it it was ok Recommends it for: kindergarteners. Shelves: younger-kids , caldecott-medal-winner. I got this book when I was a kid, but I didn't care for the illustrations so I don't think I ever read it. Well, approximately twenty years later I have read it to my five year old child, and I still don't like it.
Now, as an adult, I like the pictures. They are not typical cute drawings, but they are interesting. Now I don't care for the story--it's rather boring and involves the death of an owlet and its mourning mother. Worth reading once, but not worth buying. Luckily our copy is from the li I got this book when I was a kid, but I didn't care for the illustrations so I don't think I ever read it.
Luckily our copy is from the library! A great educational book for your children over the preschool age. My 5 yr old loved it. Lots of good information with beautiful pictures that will help keep children engaged. Aardema is wonderful for an addition to a geography or history lesson. And this one is a Caldecott award winner so it's worth the read for the illustrations alone. A great addition to any children's library. Aug 16, Jeimy rated it it was amazing.
African myths feel more like folk tales. This one was very entertaining. Feb 02, Lauren Carew rated it liked it Shelves: traditional-literature. This book answers questions particularly in nature.
In this book the animals were trying to figure out how the baby owlet had died. Since this little mosquito caused such a commotion in the town he went away to hide.
I think I could use this book or genre in my future classroom to have students think of a series of events and what each of these events does in the end. There was not just one animal to blame, all of these animals played a key role in finding the answer to their question. This could even be used in a way to teach about that our actions have impacts on people, or what we do could be taken the wrong way or lead to something bad.
Students could relate to a time when they were accused of something or they took something the wrong way. While I was reading, I did notice it did have some more violent aspects, such as an owlet dying and others. This might be hard on young students and I think it is important to know your audience before reading this book. In the article by Tunnel, it explains how people are doing away with traditional literature because they could be too violent or be frightening.
Before reading this book, understand your audience because young kids might be sad or frightened by some content inside the book. Feb 18, Panda Incognito rated it really liked it Shelves: nonfiction-juvenile , picture-books , read-in , fairy-or-folk-tales-and-legends.
In this retelling of a traditional African fable, when a mosquito says something foolish to an iguana, the iguana plugs up his ears with sticks. Because he is not listening, he causes a misunderstanding with another animal, and this starts a chain of frustrations and accidents that affect one animal after another.
This picture book has vibrant, colorful illustrations that won the Caldecott Award, and the text is well-written. The story purports to explain why the mosquito is such a hated animal, In this retelling of a traditional African fable, when a mosquito says something foolish to an iguana, the iguana plugs up his ears with sticks. The story purports to explain why the mosquito is such a hated animal, but adults should be aware that one accident kills a baby owl.
A picture shows the mother cradling her dead baby around the other baby owls, and the rest of the story involves her looking for who is truly to blame. This is likely to upset sensitive children, and could be traumatic for a child who has dealt with the death of a sibling. This story does not communicate an overt moral message, but shows how quickly things go awry when people misunderstand each other.
Parents, educators, and librarians can use this with kindergarten and younger elementary students as an introduction to fables and sequential stories, and with older children, they can discuss the moral elements of the tale. Should the animals have blamed the mosquito? How could someone else have stopped this chain of events?
What are real-life examples of this kind of blame, and how does it affect other people in the community? Sep 07, Liberty Williams rated it it was amazing Shelves: animals.
This book was my favorite read of the week for a few reasons. Illustrators, Diane and Leo Dillon, did an amazing job of catching the eye fo the reader and translating the words into colors and shapes on the background of the pages.
Author, Verna Aardema, set a great pace throughout the book and did not rush through any piece of the story unnecessarily, despite the fact that we as readers knew where the story was leading at the start of the resolution. The author was clear in painting their path This book was my favorite read of the week for a few reasons.
But as we know, with high risk comes high reward, and Mother Owl is the one in control when it comes to the resolution of the story and I am proud to report that she is somewhat avenged in her loss. The ending was an exciting twist and gave me a laugh, which will always bode well in my book. Overall, the story is a timeless classic that teaches lessons of respect, honesty, bravery, and kindness, just to name a few. View all 5 comments.
Apr 26, Morgan Jones rated it really liked it Shelves: written-by-african-american-author. This book is about a west African tale about a pesky mosquito. The story tells the tale of how form one animal to another each setting off a chain of events leading to many animals being annoyed or killed.
It goes from an iguana to a python to a rabbit to a crowed a monkey to an owlet to a mother owl. Eventually the king lion calls a meeting to settle everything out. The illustrations are bright and engaging. I gave this book 4 stars because it is a good book that tells an old tale. Although I f This book is about a west African tale about a pesky mosquito.
Although I found it slightly difficult to follow the plot with the language and amount plot on each page. It would be a good book to introduce cause and effect to students. Jun 02, Emmy rated it really liked it Shelves: kid-stuff , folk-and-fairy-tales , caldecott. A well-written and fun little book. The illustrations are beautiful, so it's no wonder that it won the Caldecott for it's year. I liked the repetition in the text as the animals tried to figure out what really happened, although I would have preferred that the story didn't have the sad little tragedy that set everything off.
Sep 10, Stacy rated it really liked it Shelves: children-picture-books , caldecott-medal. We enjoyed this one! Oct 19, Ashlie Fessenden added it. Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears by: Verna Aardema This West African folktale takes readers on a journey of a chain of events that go on and on leading to an unfortunate occurrence. This tale allows the audience to view how the actions of one member of the community could unfavorably affect others. Children's Literature Briefly states that stories with animals as the principal players are referred to as Beast tales; a subgenre of folktales.
This wonderfully illustrated story used this distinct Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears by: Verna Aardema This West African folktale takes readers on a journey of a chain of events that go on and on leading to an unfortunate occurrence.
This wonderfully illustrated story used this distinction when telling us the story of the chaos that was spreading through the forest. Oct 17, Tracie rated it it was amazing. I love the art style and this was a great folktale. I remember we had to make our own folktales in elementary school sort of like this. Oct 26, Tiffany Long added it Shelves: folklore.
The book won a Caldecott Medal in This book is about a mosquito that lies to a lizard who puts sticks in his ears. Save Article Save Article. Amy Gotliffe. Jul 5, Failed to save article Please try again. Dang mosquito. Here's a few things I do know: Mosquitoes are crepuscular , most active at dawn and dusk.
Only female mosquitoes suck blood so that their eggs can mature prior to laying. The blood serves no nourishment. Both males and females feed on nectar. She will often drink more than her weight in blood in one "sitting. The only place mosquitoes do not live is Antarctica. You can scare off mosquitoes by eating garlic! I could hear it fine, by the way, but why would anyone want to? When a monkey reacts to the alarm, an owlet is killed, which sets off a wave of grieving in the mother owl so profound that she is unable to wake the sun each day with her hooting.
The nights grow longer, and when the King Lion calls a meeting to get to the bottom of the situation, the chain of events is traced back to the source of all the trouble, the pesky mosquito. Finding the culprit satisfies the mother owl, who calls the sun back again.
But, alas, the mosquito is forever plagued with a guilty conscience, compelling him forever to be a pest. The vibrant neo-primitive illustrations, which earned this title a Caldecott medal in , enhance and embellish the tale.
This is a timeless story sure to charm a wide range of readers and listeners. Out Of Stock Email me when back in stock.
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