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{{Short description|1975 picture book}}
{{Infobox book
| name = Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
| image = CM mosquitoes.jpg
| caption =
| author = [[Verna Aardema]]
| illustrator = [[Leo and Diane Dillon]]
| cover_artist = Dillons
| country = United States
| genre = [[Children's book|Children's picture book]]
| publisher = [[Dial Books for Young Readers]]
| release_date = [[1975 in literature|1975]]
| media_type =
| pages =
| isbn = 0-8037-6089-2
| dewey= [398.2] E
| congress= PZ8.1.A213 Wh
| oclc= 1094805
}}
'''''Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears: A West African Tale''''' is a 1975 [[children's book|children's picture book]] by [[Verna Aardema]] and illustrated by [[Leo and Diane Dillon]]. Published in hardcover by Dial Books for Young Readers it is told in the form of a [[cumulative tale]] written for young [[child]]ren, which tells an [[Africa]]n legend.
==Plot==
In this [[origin story]], the [[mosquito]] lies to an [[iguana]], who puts sticks in his [[ears]] and ends up frightening a [[snake]], which down a long line causes a [[panic]]. In the end, an [[wikt:owlet|owlet]] is inadvertently killed and the [[owl]] is too sad to wake the [[sun]] until the [[animal]]s hold court and find out who is responsible. The [[mosquito]] is eventually found out, but she hides in order to escape punishment. So now she constantly buzzes in the human [[ears]] to find out if everyone is still angry at her.
==About the art==
The artwork was made using [[airbrush|watercolor airbrush]], [[pastel]]s, and [[India ink]]. The cutout shapes were made by using [[Frisket (art material)|frisket]]s and [[vellum]] cut shapes at different angles.<ref name=self>{{cite book
| last = Aardema
| first = Verna
|author2=Leo and Diane Dillon
| title = Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
| publisher = [[Dial Books]]
| year = 1975 }}</ref>
==Reception==
The book won a [[Caldecott Medal]] in 1976 for the Dillons.<ref name=ALA /> It was the first of their two consecutive Caldecott wins; the second was for ''[[Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions]]''.<ref name=ALA>American Library Association: [http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecottwinners/caldecottmedal.cfm Caldecott Medal Winners, 1938 - Present]. URL accessed 27 May 2009.</ref>

== Cause and effect ==
This story is a resource for teachers to teach the skill ''[[Cause and effect theory|cause and effect]]'': "A cause is something that makes something else happen; An effect is what happens as a result of the cause" <ref>Dell, D. [http://mrsdell.org/causeandeffect "Cause and Effect Mini Lesson."] N.p., 09/12/2005. Web. 28 Mar 2011.</ref>

The idea that the mosquito is to blame for the unfortunate death of the owlet is an example of cause and effect. The actions from the other animals also offers several more examples of cause and effect as each animal does something that causes the next animal to do something. This chain of events finally causes the owlet to die. Teachers can use this text to show students how actions (causes) make other things happen (effect).

== In other media ==
The book was adapted into an animated short by [[Gene Deitch]] for [[Weston Woods Studios]] in 1984, narrated by [[James Earl Jones]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/why-mosquitoes-buzz-in-peoples-ears/2000086489/|work=[[TV Guide]]|access-date=May 31, 2021}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|qid=Q123287445|id=tt1282098|title=Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears}}

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