Bees

The King of Bees

By Laminack, Lester

Henry wants nothing more than to be like his Aunt Lilla and work with the beehives on their Lowcountry farm. He watches her every day, working hard outside in her bee suit, but what amazes him the most is her ability to communicate with the bees. Henry feels certain he can, too. Then one day,

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The Thing About Bees: A Love Letter

By Larkin, Shabazz

A love poem from a father to his two sons, and a tribute to the bees that pollinate the foods we love to eat. Children are introduced to different kinds of bees, “how not to get stung,” and how the things we fear are often things we don’t fully understand.

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The Beeman

By Krebs, Laurie

It’s beekeeping season, and Grandpa is teaching his grandchild all about bees, hives, and the process involved to make honey. This book offers wonderful illustrations and descriptions of bees and beekeeping equipment to extract honey from the hive. Enjoy the simple rhymes in this book with a plate of warm biscuits and honey!

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The Beeman

By Krebs, Laurie; Cis, Valeria

In Laurie Krebs’s first book, she writes the tale of a loving Grandfather (known around town as the Beeman) passing on wisdom to his young granddaughter about his beloved bees, beekeeping, and, of course, honey.  Young readers will enjoy learning about the roles both bees and humans play in the making of the syrupy and

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Our Apple Tree

By Näslund, Görel

This story celebrates the life of an apple tree through every season of the year.  Readers will learn about the tree coming to life in the spring, fruit starting to grow in the summer, harvesting in the fall, and the rest it requires throughout the winter.  The readers will also come to realize that humans

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The Honeybee Man

By Brooker, Krysten; Nargi, Lela

This sweet story depicts the life of Fred, his dog named Copper, his cat named Cat, and his large family of honeybees.  Every morning, Fred climbs the stairs up to the roof where he lets his worker bees out to fly over Brooklyn and collect sweet nectar from different flowers, and then puts them to

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