Hangin' With the Hombeez: The Spelling Bee [Hardcover]

Dann Gershon (Author), David Robinson (Illustrator)

Book Description

B Cool decides to play hookey from school in order to avoid the upcoming spelling bee. Although he pretends to hate school, only B Cool knows the real problem. He can't spell. When confronted with his problem, his hombeez try to help. In the end, however, B Cool discovers that hard work and study are the real solution to his problem.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 33 pages
• Publisher: Noware Books (July 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 096569853X
• ISBN-13: 978-0965698535
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,537,205 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent message and a delightful delivery, December 5, 2010

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This review is from: Hangin' With the Hombeez: The Spelling Bee (Hardcover)

The premise of a main character as a sneaker and backwards hat clad bee is one that children will relate to. B Cool and his friends are trying to go to a movie but they have no honey to pay for it. Therefore, B Cool, a bee that didn't think he needed to know how to spell, decides to get a job. However, he quickly learns that working requires skills that he didn't think he needed to know so after a frightening encounter with a wasp, B Cool decides that he needs to learn things. He realizes that school is cool and that it is smart to study.
The dialog in this book is excellent, it is rhymed verse that has a nice rhythm and beat to it. There are many pun references to bees and their activities that will delight the young reader. The overall message that you can be cool by being serious in school is one that cannot be overstated, both in volume and in frequency.