The Secret Life of Bees Meet the bees of the world, with Buzzwing the honey bee

by Butterfield, Moira; Mineker, Vivian

• ISBN13: 9780711260511
• ISBN10: 0711260516
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2021-05-11
• Publisher: words & pictures

Summary

Follow Buzzwing the honeybee on a beautifully illustrated journey through the world of bees filled with amazing science and intriguing folklore.

Welcome to my honey hive home.
It’s where I live with my family.
I’m small and fuzzy and striped black and gold.
I’m Buzzwing the hard-working honey bee!

Did you know that bees love to dance? Or that they have an amazing sense of smell to help them find the best flowers? In The Secret Life of Bees, Buzzwing shares with you all the details of her life as a bee, in and out of the hive, starting with the day she was born.

Learn the secrets of this worker bee’s tiny world, including:

• The bee life cycle
• Bee anatomy
• How bees collect nectar and make honey
• What happens inside the hive
• The different types of bees
• Why bees are so important to humans
• How bees can thrive in the city
• Bee folk tales from around the world

With things to search for and find throughout, tips for making your own environment welcoming to bees, and even a poetry-writing exercise, The Secret Life of Bees is brimming with reasons to admire and respect the hardworking honeybee.

Sumptuous and detailed illustrations have pride of place in this magical guide to bees that mixes natural history with a splash of fantasy—a book to be pored over time and again.

Author Biography

Moira Butterfield has written numerous children's books, including award-winning work for under-5s, highly commended historical, science, and natural history nonfiction. Moira lives in Bath, England.

Vivian Mineker is a Taiwanese American from Taipei and Portland, currently working out of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Her interest in art began at a young age, using drawing to express herself and her inner imaginary world. She uses watercolor, colored pencil, and digital processes to create a blend of traditional texture with a modern look and feel. She is the proud owner of a mini goldendoodle, called Darlie.

Table of Contents

Dear reader
When I was born
All about me
The baby and the bees - A bee tale from Greece
My happy hive home
Come inside
Telling the bees - A bee tale from Europe and North America
My busy bee dance
Fly the meadow
Fly away, bees
Summer sweet
The boy who ate sky honey - A bee tale from India
Buzzing around the world
Honey thieves
Chee-chee, come with me
Hidey-hole homes
How the elephants got their trunks - A bee tale from Thailand
City bees
The beekeeper comes
The lady of the Moon - A bee tale from Australia
Winter snuggle-up
Be a bee friend