Bibliographic Information: Aardema, V. (1975). Why Mosquito’s Buzz in People’s Ears. New York. Dial Books.
Annotation: This is the story of a rumor traveling through the jungle. Animal by animal it is retold but the story started and ended with the mosquito.
Genre: Folktale. Culturally Diverse. Animal Realistic. Picture Book.
Grade Level: Pre- K thru 3
Readers who would enjoy this book: Readers who enjoy folklore would enjoy this also students who are interested in realistic animal fiction.
Rating/Response: 4—I thought this book was extremely funny; I really enjoyed the artwork and the character dialogue animal to animal. Some of the characters in this book reminded me of my family members.
Question: Have you ever told someone a rumor?
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