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1	Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears: A West African Tale more books like this by Verna Aardema, Leo Dillon (Illustrator), Diane Dillon (Illustrator) add to wishlist African folk tale which begins with a mosquito teasing an iguana whose panic becomes contagious. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.93! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain more books like this by Verna Aardema add to wishlist The story of how the rain came to the arid Kapiti plain. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears more books like this by Verna Aardema add to wishlist Boldly colored illustrations accompany this retelling of the West African legend that explains the annoying habit of mosquitoes. When a mosquito tells a ridiculous story to an iguana, the iguana gets so fed up with the mosquito's lies that he puts two sticks in his ears so he can block out the sound of the mosquito's voice. Unfortunately, this ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Borreguita and the Coyote more books like this by Verna Aardema (Translator), Petra Mathers (Illustrator) add to wishlist A trickster tale from Ayulta, Mexico. Can Borreguita, a fluffy lamb, manage to outwit a hungry coyote? Illustrated with watercolors. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.88! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Vingananee and the Tree Toad more books like this by Verna Aardema add to wishlist Spider, Rat, Buck Deer, and Lion all live happily together on their farm--until the Vingananee comes and steals their food each night. No one can stop him, but little Tree Toad tries--and the dreadful Vingananee just may meet his match. Full-color illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
6	Who's in Rabbit's House? more books like this by Verna Aardema add to wishlist The story of Rabbit and her mysterious house guest. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.33! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Koi and the Kola Nuts: A Tale from Liberia more books like this by Verna Aardema add to wishlist Koi inherits a kola tree after his father dies. Koi decides to see the world, so he picks the kola nuts and takes them with him to start his journey. On his way, he makes friends with a snake, some ants, and a crocodile, all of whom he saves by using the kola nuts. When he stumbles upon a village, his new friends help him with three important ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
8	Anansi Does the Impossible: An Ashanti Tale more books like this by Verna Aardema (Retold by), Lisa Desimini (Illustrator) add to wishlist A picture-book retelling of an Ashanti folk tale about Anansi the Spider, here joined by his clever wife. In this tale, the Sky God owns all the world's stories and won't share them with anyone. Determined to bring stories back to the people, Anansi accepts a challenge from the Sky God: if Anansi can bring the Sky God a live python, a real fairy, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.79! \| first editions \| SVS
9	How the Ostrich Got Its Long Neck: A Tale from the Akamba of Kenya more books like this by Verna Aardema, Marcia Brown (Illustrator) add to wishlist 32 pp. Pub: 9/95. ***One morning, long, long ago, in the days when the ostrich had a very short neck, Crocodile woke up with a terrible toothache. Her pained cries touched Ostrich's heart, and as Ostrich played dentist to the hungry crocodile--KBAK!--she clamped her jaws on Ostrich's head! But when Ostrich tried to pull away, a most peculiar ... see all copies from $3.33!** signed copies \| first editions
10	Rabbit makes a monkey of Lion more books like this by Verna Aardema, Jerry Pinkney (Illustrator) add to wishlist A picture book retelling of a Swahili folktale. Rabbit, Bush-Rat, and Turtle steal honey that Lion says belongs to him. Will Lion be able to get even with these clever thieves? Illustrated with watercolor and colored pencil illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11	Por Que Zumban Los Mosquitos En Los Oidos de La Gente more books like this by Verna Aardema, Leo Dillon (Illustrator), Diane Dillon (Illustrator) add to wishlist A retelling of the African legend that explains the annoying habit of mosquitoes. When a mosquito tells a ridiculous story to an iguana, the iguana gets so fed up with the mosquito's lies that he puts two sticks in his ears so he can block out the sound of the mosquito's voice. Unfortunately, this sets off a chain of disastrous events that ... see all copies from $3.49! new only from $7.46! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Sebgugugu the Glutton: A Bantu Tale from Rwanda more books like this by Verna Aardema, Nancy Clouse (Illustrator) add to wishlist A picture-book version of a Bantu folk tale from Rwanda. Sebgugugu is a poor man who lives in a small hut with his wife and two children. All Sebgugugu has is one cow, so he begs Imana, the Lord of Rwanda, to help him and his family. Moved by Sebgugugu's pleas, Imana provides the family with an abundance of food. But that is not enough for ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain: A Nandi Tale more books like this by Verna Aardema, Beatriz Vidal (Illustrator) add to wishlist The story of how the rain came to the arid Kapiti plain. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.19! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Oh Kojo How Could You more books like this by Verna Aardema add to wishlist In this story, Ananse the trickster cons Kojo into squandering her gold dust. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $21.99! \| first editions
15	Tales from the Story Hat more books like this by Verna Aardema, E. Fax (Illustrator) add to wishlist A collection of nine folk tales from Africa. see all copies from $3.68! first editions \| SVS
16	What's So Funny Ketu more books like this by Verna Aardema add to wishlist A Child Study Association Children's Book Of The Year. "This funny story demands reading aloud".--School Library Journal. 28 full-color illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
17 view cover	This for That: 5 more books like this by Verna Aardema, Victoria Chess (Illustrator) add to wishlist A tricky rabbit tries to drink out of a Lion's and Elephant's waterhole, even though he wouldn't help them dig it out. When they refuse to share with him, Rabbit makes various trades with the other animals in order to obtain water. But most of Rabbit's bargains are not completely honest. Will Rabbit's tricky behavior get him in trouble? This ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.00! \| first editions
18	Half-A-Ball-Of-Ke more books like this by Verna Aardema add to wishlist Half-a-Ball-of-Kenki rescues Fly from Leopard and, in the ensuing fray, Leopard receives a spotted coat forever. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
19 view cover	Traveling to Tondo: A Tale of the Nkundo of Zaire more books like this by Verna Aardema add to wishlist A retelling of a Central African folktale. A groom-to-be cat and his three friends travel from their hometown to the town of Tondo, where the cat's intended lives. On the way the silly animals encounter all sorts of delays. Will the groom and his bride ever be united? Illustrated with color paintings. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
20	Pedro and the Padre more books like this by Verna Aardema, Friso Henstra (Illustrator) add to wishlist Pedro spends more time leaning on his hoe than using it to dig in the garden, so his father sends him off to seek his own fortune. His laziness gets him in trouble, though, everywhere he goes seeking employment. Eventually he must mend his ways, or he'll end up in the river! 31 full-color illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
21	Behind the back of the mountain; Black folktales from southern Africa. more books like this by Verna Aardema, Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon add to wishlist Ten folk legends from southern Africa include Hottentot, Zulu, and Bantu tales. see all copies from $2.94! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The Lonely Lioness and the Ostrich Chicks more books like this by Verna Aardema, Yumi Heo (Illustrator) add to wishlist A picture book version of an African animal tale. From her perch high up on a tree top, a lonely lioness looks down at a happy family of ostriches. Jealous of the mother ostrich, and thinking she would be an excellent mother herself, the lioness leaps down from the tree and kidnaps all the ostrich chicks. Will the mother ostrich ever get her ... see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
23	Anansi Finds a Fool more books like this by Verna Aardema add to wishlist "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 ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
24	Traveling to Tondo more books like this by Verna Aardema, Will Hillenbrand (Illustrator) add to wishlist A retelling of a Central African folktale. A groom-to-be cat and his three friends travel from their hometown to the town of Tondo, where the cat's intended lives. On the way the silly animals encounter all sorts of delays. Will the groom and his bride ever be united? Illustrated with color paintings. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $91.24!
25 view cover	Borreguita and the Coyote: Reading Rainbow Book more books like this by Verna Aardema, Petra Mathers (Illustrator) add to wishlist A trickster tale from Ayulta, Mexico. Can Borreguita, a fluffy lamb, manage to outwit a hungry coyote? Illustrated with watercolors. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $99.00! \| first editions \| SVS

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