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University of Cambridge: Think Big: Secrets of Bees
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Bees are incredible! There are so many different kinds found all over the world, from honeybees to diggers, leafcutters, and even meat-eating vulture bees!Discover how a bee's eyes see the world in a unique way, how bees build their homes, how they communicate with a waggle...
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See moreUncover the secrets of bees in this fascinating, vibrantly illustrated book, published in collaboration the University of Cambridge and the Cambridge Botanic Garden.
Uncover the secrets of bees in this fascinating, vibrantly illustrated book, published in collaboration with the University of Cambridge and the Cambridge Botanic Garden.
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Bees are incredible! There are so many different kinds found all over the world, from honeybees to diggers, leafcutters, and even meat-eating vulture bees!
Discover how a bee's eyes see the world in a unique way, how bees build their homes, how they communicate with a waggle dance, and how without bees, the world would be a very different (and much less wonderful) place.
The first in a new series of illustrated single-subject STE(A)M books for young readers, exploring some of the universe's most fascinating subjects, written for newly independent readers aged 7-9.
Discover how a bee's eyes see the world in a unique way, how bees build their homes, how they communicate with a waggle dance, and how without bees, the world would be a very different (and much less wonderful) place.
The first in a new series of illustrated single-subject STE(A)M books for young readers, exploring some of the universe's most fascinating subjects, written for newly independent readers aged 7-9.
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University of Cambridge: Think Big: Secrets of Bees
Bees are incredible! There are so many different kinds found all over the world, from honeybees to diggers, leafcutters, and even meat-eating vulture bees!Discover how a bee's eyes see the world in a unique way, how bees build their homes, how they communicate with a waggle dance, and how without bees, the world would be a very different (and much...Hardback$2999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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University of Cambridge: Think Big: Secrets of Bees
Big ideas for curious minds are simply explained in this fascinating book about the secrets of bees. Winner of The Children's Wainwright Prize for Non-Fiction 2025 Bees are incredible! There are so many different kinds found all over the world, from honeybees to diggers, leafcutters, and even meat-eating vulture bees. Discover how a bee's eyes see the world in a...Paperback$2299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips from Supplier -
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ISBN: 9781805133179
Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 10 April 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Nosy Crow Ltd
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Nina Chakrabarti
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 250.0mm
Height: 290.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 32
About the Author
Ben Hoare (Author)
Ben Hoare is an award-winning wildlife journalist and nature nerd. He writes inspiring natural-history books for children - the kind of books he loved as a kid. Several have been international bestsellers, no doubt because his two daughters read and test everything first. Ben's book The Secret World of Plants was shortlisted in The Week Junior Magazine's Children's Book of the Year Awards in 2023. In 2015 Ben was awarded the Dilys Breese Medal for science communication by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO).
Nina Chakrabarti (Illustrator)
Award winning illustrator Nina Chakrabarti grew up in Calcutta, India, and moved to the United Kingdom in her teens. She brings her joyful style and distinctive line quality to an eclectic range of commissioned work and has written several books for children, including the international bestseller 'My Wonderful World of Fashion'. Taking inspiration from both the extraordinary and the often overlooked, Nina has created a series of illustrated books that invite both children to reflect on their relationships with all sorts of things - from fungi to fashion, from ancient pots to a childhood stamp collection. She lives and works in Hastings, on the south coast of England.
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