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“Because of that, mosquitoes buzz in people‘s ears.”

This is a playful African folktale that explains the reason mosquitoes buzz in people's ears. The story follows animal characters whose miscommunications lead to the mosquito's buzzing.

With students, you could use the book to introduce students to African folklore and storytelling traditions. Discuss how different cultures explain natural phenomena through stories.

“But because of this the mosquito has a guilty conscience. To this day she goes about whining in peoples ears: “Zeee! is everyone still mad at me?“

I would use this story when explaining to my class that it is right to own up to your mistakes. This could also be used when explaining why it is important to always tell the truth.

This is a good book for children and really captures the moral of the story in an inviting way

“But because of this the mosquito has a guilty conscience. To this day she goes about whining in peoples ears: “Zeee! is everyone still mad at me?“

I would use this story when explaining to my class that it is right to own up to your mistakes. This could also be used when explaining why it is important to always tell the truth.

Traditional Literature- Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears is a Caldecott Medal-winning book by Verna Aardema. It was published in 1975, this is a story about a mosquito who tells a tale about a farmer's yams that then set off a chain of events. In the story, the animals hold court to figure out who caused this jungle disaster. When the mosquito is found out she begins to buzz in people's ears asking if they are mad at her.

“But because of this the mosquito has a guilty conscience. To this day she goes about whining in peoples ears: “Zeee! is everyone still mad at me?“

I would use this story when explaining to my class that it is right to own up to your mistakes. This could also be used when explaining why it is important to always tell the truth.

“But because of this the mosquito has a guilty conscience. To this day she goes about whining in peoples ears: “Zeee! is everyone still mad at me?“

I would use this story when explaining to my class that it is right to own up to your mistakes. This could also be used when explaining why it is important to always tell the truth.

I would use this story when explaining to my class that it is right to own up to your mistakes. This could also be used when explaining why it is important to always tell the truth.

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears is a Caldecott Medal-winning book by Verna Aardema. It was published in 1975, this is a story about a mosquito who tells a tall tale about a farmer's yams that then set off a chain of events. In the story, the animals hold court to figure out who caused this jungle disaster. When the mosquito is found out she begins to buzz in people's ears asking why are mad at her. The illustrations make the animals pop.

“But because of this the mosquito has a guilty conscience. To this day she goes about whining in peoples ears: “Zeee! is everyone still mad at me?“

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears is a Caldecott Medal-winning book by Verna Aardema. It was published in 1975, this is a story about a mosquito who tells a tall tale about a farmer's yams that then set off a chain of events. In the story, the animals hold court to figure out who caused this jungle disaster. When the mosquito is found out she begins to buzz in people's ears asking if they are mad at her. The illustrations make the animals pop.

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears is a Caldecott Medal-winning book by Verna Aardema. It was published in 1975, this is a story about a mosquito who tells a tall tale about a farmer's yams that then set off a chain of events. In the story, the animals hold court to figure out who caused this jungle disaster. When the mosquito is found out she begins to buzz in people's ears asking if they are mad at her. The illustrations make the animals pop.

“But because of this the mosquito has a guilty conscious. To this day she goes about whining in people‘s ears: ‘Zeee! Is everyone still angry at me?‘”

This tall tale involves a sequence of events that all occur due to the one previous. This makes this story fun to follow and engaging for young students, making it a good choice for a read aloud in younger grades.

When an owl loses an owlet, she refuses to call the sun, leading to night lasting far too long. The king of the jungle, the lion calls a meeting to see why the owl has not yet called the sun. It is discovered that the owlet was killed as the final sequence in a series of misunderstandings by several of the forest animals, all started by a mosquito. The book tackles the title question of why mosquitos buzz in peoples ears.

“is everyone still mad at me.... Smack“

This book is a folktale because it explains why something happened. It is similar to the book why the sun and the moon live in the sky. Books that explain why are always folktales. It also talks about traditional African culture.

Why mosquitoes buzz in peoples ears is a traditional African Folktale that has a repetitive theme. A mosquito lied to an iguana who lied to other animals which makes the animals figure out why each one lied. It is a very exciting book with a hilarious ending.

“Meanwhile the mosquito had listened to it all from a nearby bush. She crept under a curly leaf, semm, and was never found and brought before the council“

I enjoyed reading this story because I love the use of animals as free thinkers who are also a part of a community. I could use this in the classroom by introducing children to Pourquoi tales. This could go along with a creative writing activity where students will pick a phenomenon and students will have to write about how it started.

This is an example of Pourquoi tales, this story explains why mosquitoes buzz in people‘s ears. This is an African folktale where the animals of the African safari do the talking. The book goes through a sequence of events of why mosquitoes buzz in humans ears and not animals.

“I would rather be deaf than listen to such nonsense!“ Then he stuck two sticks in his ears and went off.“

This story could be utilized in an early education classroom to incorporate culture as well teach a lesson on inferences, and how they are logical guesses and not facts. Throughout the story the characters make inferences based on another character's actions. The problem in the story is that the inferences the characters make about each other's behaviors is wrong. These misunderstandings cause a great problem that the characters have to solve.

This story aligns with various types of traditional literature as it possesses aspects of a folktale, a cumulative story, and a pourquoi tale. The story originated from the African culture, and it tells the story as to why Mosquitoes buzz in people's ears. The answer to that is to ask if everyone is still angry with them after the tragedy that occurred that was ultimately their fault. The story is told through the interactions of various animals.

This book would be used in various ways in the classroom as it teaches students the importance of being honest. This story has great repetition and highlights how there are consequences to lying and how it affects others.

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears by Verna Aardema is a traditional African folktale. This story focuses on a mosquito who lied to an iguana which leads to a line of panic. This book is wonderfully illustrated and follows the tale as to the reason mosquitoes buzz in people's ears.

“So, it was the mosquito who annoyed the iguana, who frightened the python, who scared the rabbit, who startled the crow, who alarmed the monkey, who killed the owlet- and now mother owl won't wake the sun so the day can come.“

“The big snake raised his head and said, 'Good morning Iguana'“

“The Iguana did not answer but lumbered on, bobbing his head, badarrin badarrin“

“So, it was the crow who alarmed the monkey, who killed the owlet- and now Mother Owl won't wake the sun so that the day can come.“

I would use this in the classroom as a way to teach a lesson about how one person's actions can affect others and how if something is not truthful it can also affect others as well. Students will enjoy it because the colors used in the story keep their attention, also the story itself as that repetitive element that also keeps them engaged.

This is a good story to use in the classroom when trying to teach the lesson that you can't always believe everything you see or hear. It is also good to discuss how traditions can be passed down.

I would use this book in the classroom to discuss the importance of traditional literature and ancient storytelling. I would also discuss how this book teaches how one individual's actions can have an impact on other individuals' actions and how inferences can be made based off of one action or a sequence of actions.

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears by Verna Aardema is a traditional African folktale because it is a retelling of a traditional story that has been past down for many generations. It teaches the lesson of how sometimes what you hear or perceive may not always be true.

This is a traditional African folk tale because it is a story that has been passed down from generation to generation and teaches a lesson. It can also be categorized under a pourquoi tale because it answers a 'why' question.

“So sad, so sad, so sad“ I like this quote because it is an example of repetition in the story.

I really enjoyed this story and it was really easy to follow. This story falls in both Pourquoi and cumulative tales. I think that this is a great book to read in a classroom when talking about different cultures.

This book is a traditional African folktale that uses cumulative tales of repetition to tell the story. For example, three words that describe how an animal sounds or moves, as well as the repeated sequence of events of the animals actions and what caused those actions to take place. This was done to try to figure out how and why the owl wouldn't cry out for the sun.

King Lion said to the council: “So, it was the mosquito who annoyed the iguana, who frightened the python, who scared the rabbit, who startled the crow, who alarmed the monkey, who killed the owlet-- and now Mother Owl won't wake the sun so that the day can come“

I really loved the art in this book. I reminded me of Eric Carle's illustrations

“'So it was the python
who scared the rabbit,
who startled the crow,
who alarmed the monkey,
who killed the owlet --
and now Mother Owl won't wake the sun so that the day can come.'“