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A review by allen_h
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears: A West African Tale by Verna Aardema
4.0
This is a story that involves a chain reaction of sorts. It begins with a mosquito bothering an iguana by speaking to it. This causes the iguana to plug his ears with sticks. This causes the iguana to not hear the python speaking to it who assumes the iguana is angry and up to no good. The python hides in a rabbit hole, scaring the rabbit out, who alarms a crow, who alarms a monkey. The monkey then runs to a branch that breaks causing it to fall on and kill an owlet. King lion calls court and the root of the cause is found out by going backward through the characters. In the end the mosquito is hiding, and now only buzzes in people's ears asking if it is safe to come out of hiding.
I thought this book was good. I enjoyed the story as it unfolded and as the blame went back through the animals to the beginning. It was pretty cool how the legend of myth of the mosquito buzzing in people's ears was explained through this tale.
I think that the students would just like to hear this story read or read it themselves. I also think that this book could be used to follow the path of the story, and used to put things in order. That might be a way to check the children's comprehension or listening. It could also be used for moral reasons to show how things or events can cause others to occur without there really being a reason.
I thought this book was good. I enjoyed the story as it unfolded and as the blame went back through the animals to the beginning. It was pretty cool how the legend of myth of the mosquito buzzing in people's ears was explained through this tale.
I think that the students would just like to hear this story read or read it themselves. I also think that this book could be used to follow the path of the story, and used to put things in order. That might be a way to check the children's comprehension or listening. It could also be used for moral reasons to show how things or events can cause others to occur without there really being a reason.