Independent Reading Level: Ages 5-8
Awards: Caldecott Medal (1976)

Independent reading level grades second through fourth
Traditional literature, pourquio tale

An iguana doesn't like the buzz he hears from a mosquito, and a long chain of events is started off which ends in the death of an owlet. The animals hold and council under King Lion to investigate the matter. Who's responsible for the death of the owlet?

An iguana doesn't like the buzz he hears from a mosquito, and a long chain of events is started off which ends in the death of an owlet. The animals hold and council under King Lion to investigate the matter. Who's responsible for the death of the owlet?

A classic that also provides the opportunity for people to read about African culture ! ( )