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Honeybee

The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera
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Honeybee by Candace Fleming is a captivating children's book that explores the intricate life cycle of a honeybee. Through stunning illustrations and engaging text, it takes readers on a journey from the honeybee's early life within the hive to its role in pollination and honey production. The book provides an educational and enchanting glimpse into the world of bees, highlighting their importance to ecosystems and nature.
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Format: Hardback
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This story may appeal to you if you enjoy enchanting tales that explore the incredible journey of an industrious bee. Perfect for children, it blends engaging narrative with vibrant illustrations, providing insight into nature’s delicate ecosystems and the vital role of bees. It's a delightful and educational read for young nature enthusiasts.

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Honeybee

Take to the sky with Apis, one honeybee, as sher embarks on her journey through life

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Follow the life cycle of this devoted and extraordinary worker as she cleans the hive, tends to larvae and the queen, builds wax comb, and guards the hive from invaders—before embarking on her first flight to seek nectar.

Eric Rohmann's exquisitely detailed illustrations bring the great outdoors into your hands in this poetically written tribute to the hardworking honeybee. Award-winning author Candace Fleming presents the life cycle of the honeybee in accessible, beautiful language. Honeybee also features a stunning gatefold and an essay on the plight of honeybees.

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Honeybee by Candace Fleming has received praise for its enthralling portrayal of a honeybee's lifecycle, with reviews highlighting the drama and captivating nature of the narrative. The illustrations are described as stunning and provide a close-up experience of bees without fear. Reviewers commend the combination of engaging text and beautiful visuals, indicating that the book will mesmerise young readers and admirers of nonfiction.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781782694090

Publisher: Pushkin Children's Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 04 May 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pushkin Children's Books

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Eric Rohmann

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 241.0mm

Height: 292.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 44

About the Author

Candace Fleming is the author of more than twenty distinguished books for children including The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia, winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Nonfiction, the NCTE Orbus Pictus Award, and a Sibert Honor, among other awards.Eric Rohmann is the award-winning author and/or illustrator of many beloved books for children. He received a Caldecott Honor for Time Flies and a Caldecott medal for My Friend Rabbit.

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