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Porque Zumban los Mosquitos en los Oidos de la Gente(Illustrated)
by Verna Aardema, Diane Dillon, Osvaldo Blanco, Leo Dillon
Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 1998 by Dial Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-8037-2298-9, ISBN: 0-8037-2298-2

"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! Leo and Diane Dillon won the 1976 Caldecott Medal for Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People?s Ears, making Leo Dillon the first African-American artist to be so honor ..."

Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain(1st Edition)
by Vidal Verna Aardema, National Geographic Learning, Verna Aardema, Beatriz Vidal
Paperback, 32 Pages, Published 1992 by Puffin Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-14-054616-3, ISBN: 0-14-054616-2

"Now children can enjoy popular, best-selling Puffin books recorded on high-quality cassette tapes. They can read along with the book or just listen and enjoy the lively narration-complete with music and sound effects throughout each and every story. Pre-readers will love looking at all the wonderful illustrations as they learn to recognize words and expand their vocabulary. Entertaining and educational, "Puffin StoryTapes" give children ..."

Anansi Does The Impossible!(1st Edition)
An Ashanti Tale (Aladdin Picture Books)
by Verna Aardema, Lisa Desimini
Paperback, 32 Pages, Published 2000 by Aladdin
Picture Book
ISBN-13: 978-0-689-83933-7, ISBN: 0-689-83933-2

"Long ago, when the earth was set down and the sky was lifted up, all the folktales were owned by the Sky God. And Anansi, that cunning little spider, was determined to buy them back. The payment? A live python, one real fairy, and forty-seven stinging hornets. Not such a high price to pay for all the folktales on earth. But how will Anansi find these hard to come bgy items? It sounds impossible! There's only one way to find the help he ..."

Koi and the Kola Nuts(1st Edition)
A Tale from Liberia
by Verna Aardema, Joe Cepeda
Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 1999 by Atheneum/Anne Schwartz Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-689-81760-1, ISBN: 0-689-81760-6

" Meet a crocodile, a snake, and an ant who would do anything for some kola nuts. Meet a demanding chief who seeks a worthy husband for his beautiful daughter. Now meet Koi, a worthy young man who just happens to have inherited a seemingly useless kola nut tree, and has just set out in search of adventure and romance. Could Koi's kola nut tree possibly bring good to others? And could this good possibly come back to him in full measure ..."

Misoso(1st Edition)
Once Upon a Time Tales from Africa
by Verna Aardema, Reynold Ruffins
Hardcover, 96 Pages, Published 1994 by Knopf Books For Young Readers
ISBN-13: 978-0-679-83430-4, ISBN: 0-679-83430-3

"Illustrated in full color. From Angola to Zanzibar, this treasury is asvaried and bountiful as Africa itself! Master storyteller Verna Aardemaretells 12 tales of justice and revenge, greed and generosity, sly trickery,and off-the-wall silliness with her trademark humor and flair. Nearly 50illustrations vibrantly reflect the spirit of these read-aloud delights, whilea map of Africa, story source information, and a personal note from th ..."

Anansi Finds a Fool
by Verna Aardema, Bryna Waldman
Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 1992 by Dial Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-8037-1164-8, ISBN: 0-8037-1164-6

""When you dig a hole for someone else, you will fall into it yourself." Acclaimed folklorist Verna Aardema once again weaves a funny and magical African tale about lazy Anansi, who wants a fishing partner who will do all the work with Anansi getting the fish. But when his clever friend Bonsu becomes his partner, Anansi's plan backfires. Aardema is the author of the 1976 Caldecott winner Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears, among other ..."

Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
(Dolly Parton's Imagination Library (Reading Rainbow Book))
by Verna Aardema, Roald Dahl, Beatriz Vidal
Paperback, 32 Pages, Published 2010 by Picture Puffins
ISBN-13: 978-0-14-241079-0, ISBN: 0-14-241079-9

"The story of how Ki-pat ingeniously brings rain to the arid Kapiti Plain. "Cumulative rhyming tale with the rhythm and repetition of The House That Jack Built. Illustrations are stylized, simple, and dramatic."--School Library Journal."

Sebgugugu the glutton
A Bantu tale from Rwanda
by Verna Aardema, Nancy L. Clouse
Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 1993 by Wm B Eerdmans Pub Co
ISBN-13: 978-0-8028-5073-7, ISBN: 0-8028-5073-1

"The author of Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears offers a lively retelling of the traditional African story of Sebgugugu, a poor man who learns a lesson about the consequences of greed. Includes a glossary of African words and pronunciations. Map. Full-color throughout."

Borreguita and the Coyote(1st Edition)
(Reading Rainbow Book)
by Verna Aardema, Howard True Wheeler, Petra Mathers
Hardcover, 34 Pages, Published 1991 by Knopf Books For Young Readers
ISBN-13: 978-0-679-80921-0, ISBN: 0-679-80921-X

"Illus. in full color. What's a little lamb to do about a big, oafish coyote that wants to eat her? Why, trick him, of course! "This folk tale from the west of Mexico is energetically told and comfortably packed with many recognizable motifs. Mathers enlarges upon the humorous elements of the story in her boldly colored paintings. Aardema and Mathers are felicitously paired in a tale of trickery rewarded that begs to be read aloud. A glo ..."

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
by Verna Aardema
Paperback, 32 Pages, Published 1980 by Scholastic Paperbacks
ISBN-13: 978-0-590-10294-0, ISBN: 0-590-10294-X

""In this Caldecott Medal winner, Mosquito tells a story that causes a jungle disaster. "Elegance has become the Dillons' hallmark. . . . Matching the art is Aardema's uniquely onomatopoeic text . . . An impressive showpiece."-Booklist, starred review.Winner of Caldecott Medal in 1976 and the Brooklyn Art Books for Children Award in 1977.From the Trade Paperback edition."

Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
by Verna Aardema, Beatriz Vidal
Paperback, 32 Pages, Published 2019 by Macmillan Children's Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-5290-0754-1, ISBN: 1-5290-0754-2

"In this traditional tale, discovered in Kenya, a young herd boy Ki-pat must find a way to end the dreadful drought that has come to the beautiful Kapiti Plain and save the animals that live there.Authored by Verna Aardema, Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain is a delightful rhyming story full of bright and vivid illustrations by Beatriz Vidal. The cumulative rhyme is a joy to read aloud and a wonderful way to engage young children."

The Lonely Lioness and the Ostrich Chicks(1st Edition)
by Verna Aardema, Yumi Heo
Hardcover, 1 Pages, Published 1996 by Knopf Books For Young Readers
ISBN-13: 978-0-679-86934-4, ISBN: 0-679-86934-4

"Illustrated in full color. Beloved storyteller Verna Aardema is at her finest in this African animal tale, weaving charm and suspense with a delightfully satisfying resolution. Peering down from her treetop perch, a lonely lioness admires the noisily cheeping clan of Mother Ostrich and thinks, "I would be happy to have just one child." So she leaps down, gurum! and steals all four ostrich chicks. Accepting the lioness as their mother, t ..."

Pedro and the Padre(1st Edition)
by Verna Aardema, Friso Henstra
Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 1991 by Dial
ISBN-13: 978-0-8037-0522-7, ISBN: 0-8037-0522-0

"In this Mexican folktale, a lazy boy learns a lesson about lying."

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
by Verna Aardema, Diane Dillon, Leo Dillon
Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 1975 by Dial
ISBN-13: 978-0-8037-6087-5, ISBN: 0-8037-6087-6

Borreguita And The Coyote
by Verna Aardema, Petra Mathers
Library, 32 Pages, Published 1998 by Turtleback
ISBN-13: 978-0-613-04625-1, ISBN: 0-613-04625-0

"A little lamb uses her clever wiles to keep a coyote from eating her up. What's a little lamb to do about a fierce coyote that wants to eat her? Why, trick him, of course...and and trick him again...and trick him one more time!"

Who's in Rabbit's House?(Reprint)
A Masai Tale (Picture Puffins)
by Verna Aardema, Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon
Library, Published 2009 by Paw Prints 2009-07-10
ISBN-13: 978-1-4395-6543-8, ISBN: 1-4395-6543-0

"Rabbit has a problem--someone is inside her house and won't let her in."

Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain(Reprint)
A Nandi Tale
by Verna Aardema, Beatriz Vidal
Library, Published 2009 by Paw Prints
ISBN-13: 978-1-4420-0508-2, ISBN: 1-4420-0508-4

"A tale, told in rhythmic, read-along verse, describes how a resourceful bull finds water for his thirsty herd and ends the drought afflicting the plain"

Koi and the Kola Nuts(Reprint)
A Tale from Liberia
by Verna Aardema, Joe Cepeda
Paperback, 32 Pages, Published 2003 by Aladdin
ISBN-13: 978-0-689-85677-8, ISBN: 0-689-85677-6

"When Koi, the yongest son of Chief Ogumefu, learns that his only inheritance is a scraggly kola tree, he decides to travel the world. With only a sack of kola nuts on his back, Koi sets out on a wonderful journey in search of his own fortune, and learns a lesson: Do good and good will come back to you."

So Say The Little Monkeys(1st Edition)
by Nancy Van Laan, Yumi Heo, Verna Aardema
Hardcover, 40 Pages, Published 1998 by Atheneum/Anne Schwartz Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-689-81038-1, ISBN: 0-689-81038-5

"The tiny monkeys won't let the need to build a shelter interrupt their fun. But when night rolls around, their wet and cold coat reminds them of its importance. Based on a tale from the Brazilian rain forest, this young, lively South American tale is an irresistible read-aloud with repetitive rhythm and captivating artwork. Full color."

Rabbit Makes a Monkey of Lion(Reprint)
(Picture Puffins)
by Verna Aardema, Jerry Pinkney
Paperback, 32 Pages, Published 1993 by Puffin
ISBN-13: 978-0-14-054593-7, ISBN: 0-14-054593-X

"With the help of his friends Bush-rat and Turtle, smart and nimble Rabbit makes a fool of the mighty but slow-witted king of the forest."

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