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“Small but mighty, the honeybee keeps the world alive.”

“A close-up view of the tiny creature that keeps our world buzzing.“

A beautifully detailed and scientifically accurate look into the life of a honeybee, this book takes readers through its fascinating journey from larva to forager, highlighting the importance of bees in our ecosystem.

“A bee‘s life is busy, busy, busy… but it‘s a good life.“

Students would love this book! I was captivated by the images and wonderful vocab! After reading the book, have students create a visual representation of the honeybee‘s life cycle, from egg to adult. They can cut out pictures and arrange them in the correct order, labeling each stage. This activity reinforces knowledge of life cycles and biology.

“Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera“ by Candace Fleming is a captivating and educational picture book that brings to life the fascinating world of honeybees. Through lyrical prose and vibrant illustrations by Eric Rohmann, the book explores the life cycle of a honeybee, from its birth in the hive to its essential role in pollination.

“At last, on the twenty-fifth day of her life... she leaps from the nest and... FLIES!”

This is the story of a honeybee named Apis. It follows Apis from birth through her life as a worker bee, showcasing her tasks like collecting nectar, pollinating flowers, and making honey. The authors use simple language and colorful illustrations to highlight the importance of honeybees in our ecosystem, making it an engaging and educational read for children.

Readers learn about the cooperation and teamwork among bees, the challenges they face, and the lthey play in the pollination of flowers and the production of honey. The combination of informative content and visually appealing illustrations makes “Honeybee“ an educational and entertaining read for children.

This book would be great when discussing the life cycle of bees or a great start to have students researching an insect that might be a pollinator. This book could be read to grades first through high school. It is a perfect example of a science-related children's book that feels like a story while reviewing facts.

The book follows the life of a newborn honeybee. It reviews the different job that a honeybee might have throughout their lives and how their body grows in the different stages. Readers can understand how busy a little bee can be by the carefully chosen wording as well as the very detailed illustrations. At the end of the book, there is a diagram of a honeybee that shows each part of the body and description. It also has how to help bees.

“Other bees gather around. They listen to the vibrations of her dance. Apis is giving directions.“

Because this book is told in an extremely informational way, the use of illustration keeps it from not being boring. It would be a good nonfiction book for a science topic on flowers/gardening/or just honeybees.

This picture book follows the life of a honeybee in an interesting and engaging way that will keep readers wanting to hear more. The author introduces new vocabulary and uses illustrations that lead the readers through the story. It does a great. job at zooming in on the life of a honeybee and what exactly their life consists of.

Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera by Candace Fleming is a Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award winner that was published in 2020 and is a children's non-fiction literature book. It is about a honeybee and their life inside a hive and the things one does to protect and contribute to their hive. I think this is a great non-fiction book that any grade level would enjoy to read.

Published in 2020, this book describes the life cycle of the hard-working honeybee
Awards won: Robert. F Sibert
Purpose of Award: Awarded annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished informational book published in the United States in English during the preceding year
Author: Candace Fleming
Illustrator: Eric Rohmann
Date of publication: 2020
Genre: Picture Book

“No…she will dance!”

I think this could be a good nonfiction book to have in a unit about gardening/flowers to connect the work honeybees do for us. It is told in a manner that is informational, but not boring.

Winner of the Sibert Medal, this book was published in 2020. This informational picture book tells a story about the life of a honeybee in an interesting and engaging way. It has lots of wonderful vocabulary. The illustrations lead you through the parts of the story, zooming in on the honeybees life. This book could open up lots of discussion about what honeybees do, and why they are important to us.