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Original Essays | October 18, 2009

Victoria Hislop: IMG From Leprosy to Lorca — Strange Inspiration

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My first novel, The Island, was inspired by a chance visit to a tiny island leper colony off the coast of Greece on our summer holiday. It was a... Continue »
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    The Return

    Victoria Hislop

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears

by Verna Aardema

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears Cover

ISBN13: 9780803760899
ISBN10: 0803760892
Condition: Standard
Dustjacket: Standard
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A retelling of a traditional West African tale that reveals how the mosquito developed its annoying habit.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780803760899
ill.:
Dillon, Leo D.
ill.:
Dillon, Diane
Illustrator:
Dillon, Leo
Author:
Aardema, Verna
Author:
Dillon, Diane
Publisher:
Dial Books
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks
Subject:
Animals
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
Fairy Tales & Folklore - Single Title
Subject:
Folklore
Subject:
Fairy Tales & Folklore - African
Subject:
Africa, West
Subject:
Animals -- Folklore.
Subject:
Tales
Subject:
General Juvenile Fiction
Subject:
Folklore -- Africa, West.
Publication Date:
January 1975
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
Children/juvenile
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
32
Dimensions:
10.16x10.18x.39 in. .93 lbs.
Age Level:
04-08
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