Introduces young children to the fascinating world of bees, describing how they build their hive, hibernate, care for their young, make honey, and divide their household chores.
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In the First Discovery series, a small book that provides readers with intimate glimpses of slightly larger-than-life, realistically drawn insects. An abbreviated text functions almost as captions for the pictures, describing behaviors: making wax, doing a ``bee dance.'' Engaging facts about beekeeping and other nest-building insects (hornets, wasps) are included, as are a few pages devoted to termites (neither their relationship to bees nor the reason for their inclusion in the book is ever made clear). Transparent pages allow readers to buzz through a bee's life: peek behind flowers, peer inside a hive, and follow drones in their pursuit of the queen. These overlays work best at conveying a sense of motion, e.g., a swarming bee colony seems to move literally from hive to tree branch to new home. A useful introduction. (Picture book/nonfiction. 3-7) -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French
Original Language: French
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very promising!,
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This review is from: Bees (First Discovery) (Spiral-bound)
I thought I was buying this book for my son to read a few years down the road when he fell into the 4-8 age range recommended. Imagine my reaction when, at 20 months, he started to push it onto my lap every morning saying, "Bees! Bees!" Now I'm not claiming my son is some sort of prodigy. I think this book is just one of those gems that captures the interest of children exceptionally well. True, part of it is undoubtably the illustrated overlays. Well, if reading this book to him now because of the fun pictures gets a child exposed to science and the world aroung him, it might lead to a real enthusiasm for the subject matter down the road. I can foresee many more of these first discovery books on our shelf soon! The one thing that disappointed me enough to subtract a star from my rating was the lack of any information about the dangerous side of bees. No mention at all was made of their stingers, or that humans should keep clear of the hive unless they are properly outfitted and trained to handle bees. Parents will have to remember to stress this point on their own. Otherwise, the text was very thorough in describing these creatures, their habits and social structure, as well as defining the bees' role in the natural world. The tone was straightforward and nonpatronizing enough that I found it interesting even as an adult. This book will definitely have a space on our shelf for all the children to come.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
MUCH better than the other books in this series,
This review is from: Bees (First Discovery) (Spiral-bound)
This series is an imitation of the Eyewitness format for younger readers. I'd recommend it primarily to preschoolers.
Good points: -talks about how bees make honey -lovely pictures -some "bee culture" -talks about how bees make wax -discusses queens, drones, and mating -discusses life cycle of a bee -discusses swarming -discusses wax and honey harvesting Weaknesses: -claims that bees communicate to others about nearby sources of food by "flying in circles." Bees communicate by dancing inside the hive, not flying! -doesn't explain that there is only one queen, a few drones, and many workers per hive -doesn't warn against pestering bees because of their stingers -takes domestication as the norm for bees and barely, barely touches on wild bees (all beehives in the main text are manmade, for example) -goes off on a tangent about other colony/nest-building insects that just distracts from the main text For the reading level, though, it's a pretty darned good book, and one of the few in the series that I'd recommend.
4.0 out of 5 stars
My kids like but,
By topbook (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Bees (First Discovery) (Spiral-bound)
My kids liked this book but. There is NOT enough details to me. For instance they name the three bees, but do not tell their jobs. My daughter asked, I didn't know. LOL. Then there was the tools they use for bee keeping. They did not say what they were used for. The kids are asking me. I don't know. Thats why you buy a book. But the pictures, colors, and see thru pages are wonderful. But more information would have been nice.
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