LibGuides: EDU291: Children's Literature (Valdivia): Children's Pourquoi

Pourquoi

Pourquoi tales offer folklore-type explanations for scientific phenomena or aspects of creation. An example is "Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears." Pronounced por-kwa, it means "why" in French. (Definition courtesy of GCC Libraries)

Sample Books

Arrow to the Sun by Gerald McDermott
Call Number: PZ8.1 .M159 AR 1977 - JuvPB
Beat the Story-Drum, Pum-Pum by Ashley Bryan
Call Number: PZ8.1 .B838 BE 1987 - JUV
Beautiful Blackbird by Ashley Bryan
Call Number: PZ8.1.B838 BG 2003
Cucú (Cuckoo: A Mexican Folktale) by Lois Ehlert; Gloria de Aragón Andújar (Translator)
Call Number: F1435.3.F6 E55 1997 - JuvPB
How and Why Stories: World Tales Kids Can Read & Tell by Martha Hamilton; Mitch Weiss; Carol Lyon (Illustrator)
Call Number: PZ8.1.H8645 1999
In this collection of delightful tales from around the world and through the ages, each story explains why an animal, plant, or natural object looks or acts the way it does. - Description from Syndetics
How Jackrabbit Got His Very Long Ears
Call Number: PZ7.I627 HO 1994
How Many Spots Does a Leopard Have? by Elizabeth Zunon (Illustrator); M. J. York
Call Number: PZ8.1.Y826 HO 2013 -JUV
How the Camel Got Its Hump by Justine Fontes; Ron Fontes; Keiko Motoyama (Illustrator)
Call Number: PZ7.J6823 HO 2011 - JUVPB
How the Guinea Fowl Got Her Spots by Barbara Knutson
Call Number: PZ8.1.K728 HO 1990 - JuvPB
How the Stars Fell into the Sky by Jerrie Oughton; Lisa Desimini (Illustrator)
Call Number: E99.N3 O88 1992 - General
A Story, a Story by Gail E. Haley (Illustrator)
Call Number: PZ8.1.H139 ST - JuvPB
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears by Verna Aardema; Leo Dillon (Illustrator); Diane Dillon (Illustrator)
Call Number: PZ8.1.A213 WH 2007 - JUVPB
Why the Sky Is Far Away: A Nigerian Folktale by Mary-Joan Gerson; Carla Golembe (Illustrator)
Call Number: PZ8.1.G354 WH 1992 - JUV