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Bees Are Our Friends
Series: Our Friends in the Garden
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Ideal for young children and early readers with an interest in nature and animals, especially those curious about bees and gardening.
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Bees are Our Friends invites readers into a stunning garden to admire the hard work of one little bee. As the bee pollinates the garden, vibrant flowers and ripe fruit and vegetables burst to life around her.
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Bees Are Our Friends invites readers into a stunning garden to admire the hard work of one little bee. As the bee pollinates the garden, vibrant flowers and ripe fruit and vegetables burst to life around her.
Down in the garden,
up high in a tree,
is a busy beehive …
and one little bee.
Written in irresistible rhyme by Toni D’Alia, and lavishly illustrated by Alice Lindstrom, young readers will pore over this perfect introduction to these essential insects.
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Bees Are Our Friends
Bees Are Our Friends invites readers into a stunning garden to admire the hard work of one little bee. As the bee pollinates the garden, vibrant flowers and ripe fruit and vegetables burst to life around her. Down in the garden,up high in a tree,is a busy beehive …and one little bee. Written in irresistible rhyme by Toni D’Alia, and...Hardback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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Book Details
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ISBN: 9781761210488
Publisher: Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 15 June 2022
Country: Australia
Imprint: Bright Light Books
Illustration: Full Colour
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Alice Lindstrom
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 10.0mm
Width: 225.0mm
Height: 275.0mm
Weight: 314g
Pages: 24
About the Author
Toni D’Alia is a Melbourne-based author of children’s books and contemporary fiction. With a background in primary education, Toni writes heartwarming stories to inspire, educate, empower and entertain. Her children’s stories have humour, heart and a gentle focus on wellbeing and the environment.
Alice Lindstrom studied Philosophy, graduating with a Bachelor of Humanities from the University of Adelaide. Shortly after, Alice completed a Bachelor of Design at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). After working as a theatre designer in Sydney, Alice returned to the University of Adelaide and completed a Masters of Museum Studies and a Graduate Diploma in Art History.
Alice works in paper collage, using cut-and-paste techniques, painting and preparing the paper before cutting and assembling it to create textured and painterly collages. Alice's aesthetic draws on diverse influences, including mid-century illustration and design, folk art as well as Modern art movements.
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