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  Title

  Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears : a West African tale

  Author

  Aardema, Verna.

  Publisher:

  Dial Books for Young Readers,

  Pub date:

  [1975]

  Pages:

  [30] p. :

  ISBN:

  0803760876

  Item info:

  22 copies checked in at Warren - Arthur Miller Branch, Armada Free Public Library, Chesterfield Township Library, Center Line Public Library, Eastpointe Memorial Library, Fraser Public Library, Mt. Clemens Public Library, MacDonald Public Library, Romeo Kezar Branch Library, Roseville Public Library, St. Clair Shores Public Library, Sterling Heights Public Library, Utica Public Library, Warren - Dorothy Busch Branch, Warren-Maybelle Burnette Branch, and Warren - Civic Center Branch.
  

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    Warren - Arthur Miller Branch	Copies	Material	Location
    EASY AARDEMA	1	Book-21 day loan	Juvenile
    Armada Free Public Library	Copies	Material	Location
    JE AARDEMA	1	Book-21 day loan	Juvenile
    Chesterfield Township Library	Copies	Material	Location
    J398.2 A	1	Book-21 day loan	Youth Services
    Center Line Public Library	Copies	Material	Location
    E AAR CAL	1	Book-21 day loan	Juvenile
    Eastpointe Memorial Library	Copies	Material	Location
    E FIC A	1	Book-21 day loan	Youth Services
    Fraser Public Library	Copies	Material	Location
    OV J398.2 A	1	Book-21 day loan	Juvenile
    MacDonald Public Library	Copies	Material	Location
    JE AARDEMA	1	Book-21 day loan	Juvenile
    Mt. Clemens Public Library	Copies	Material	Location
    J398.2 AAR	1	Book-21 day loan	Juvenile
    Romeo Kezar Branch Library	Copies	Material	Location
    J398.2 A	1	Book-21 day loan	Fairy Tales
    Roseville Public Library	Copies	Material	Location
    J 398.2 A	1	Book-21 day loan	Material has been checked out
    	1	Book-21 day loan	Youth Services
    Shelby Township Library	Copies	Material	Location
    J398.2 A	1	Book-21 day loan	Material has been checked out
    St. Clair Shores Public Library	Copies	Material	Location
    J398.2 A	2	Book-21 day loan	Juvenile
    Sterling Heights Public Library	Copies	Material	Location
    J398.2 A	1	Paperback	Youth Services
    	3	Book-21 day loan	Youth Services
    RJ398.2 A AWARD COLLECTION	1	Reference	Youth Services
    Utica Public Library	Copies	Material	Location
    J398.2 A	1	Book-21 day loan	Non-Fiction Section
    Warren - Civic Center Branch	Copies	Material	Location
    E AARD	2	Book-21 day loan	Juvenile
    Warren - Dorothy Busch Branch	Copies	Material	Location
    JUV 398.2 AARDEMA	1	Book-21 day loan	Juvenile
    Warren-Maybelle Burnette Branch	Copies	Material	Location
    J 398.2 A	1	Book-21 day loan	Juvenile

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  Personal Author:

  Aardema, Verna.

  Title:

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

  Publication info:

  New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, [1975]

  Physical descrip:

  [30] p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

  Summary:

  A retelling of a traditional West African tale that reveals how the mosquito developed its annoying habit. A mosquito annoyed the iguana, who frightened the python, who scared the rabbit ... and now the whole jungle is in an uproar because the sun won't rise. The animals discuss the situation and decide to punish the mosquito. Even today, whenever we hear a mosquito buzz, we smack it hard!

  Subject term:

  Folklore--Africa, West.

  Subject term:

  Animals--Fiction.

  Added author:

  Dillon, Leo.

  Added author:

  Dillon, Diane.