Insects
As a “My First Pocket Guide,” this book provides physical descriptions for each insect, a map showing which part of North America where they can be typically found, and what to look for when locating a particular insect.
Insects and Spiders
Bob and Otto
Friends come in all shapes and sizes. While one friend finds himself completely transformed after a long snooze, the other sticks to his routine and feels that he has missed out on something special. In the end, however, they discover that one could not have survived without the other.
The Beeman
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!
The Beeman
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
I’m as Quick as a Cricket
“I’m as lazy as a lizard, I’m as busy as a bee. Put it all together and you’ve got ME!” This short read encourages children to look within themselves, realize how complex human beings really are, and to celebrate the differences and similarities we undoubtedly share with all the creatures that walk this earth. There
The Honeybee Man
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
Ten Little Caterpillars
This beautiful book counts caterpillars in the garden up to ten. The back of the book highlights each caterpillar, what they eat, and the butterfly or moth that they turn into. A great book to introduce students to garden friends.
Velma Gratch and the Way Cool Butterfly
Velma has just started first grade and is trying to live up to the expectations set by her two marvelous older sisters. But no one even remembers poor Velma’s name! That all changes when she takes a class trip to a butterfly conservatory and a monarch perches on her finger and refuses to budge for days!
Starting Life: Butterfly
This beautifully illustrated book depicts the life cycle of the Monarch Butterfly.
The Life and Times of the Honeybee
A history of bees, how they make honey, and how we harvest and use that honey.