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The Humblebee Hunter: Inspired by the Life and Experiments of Charles Darwin and His Children Hardcover – February 2, 2010

by Deborah Hopkinson (Author), Jen Corace (Illustrator)
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On a beautiful day, the last thing Etty wants to do is sit inside baking honey cake. She’d much rather be outside exploring with her father, Charles Darwin.

Many are familiar with Darwin’s theory of evolution, but few know Darwin the family man. In writing The Humblebee Hunter, Deborah Hopkinson relied on research to create a lyrical fictional account of Charles Darwin at home with his children, discovering the wonders of their own back yard. Told from the perspective of Darwin's daughter Etty, the story portrays a very human side of one of the most revered figures in the history of science.
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  1. Reading age
    4 - 8 years
  2. Print length
    32 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    Preschool - 3
  5. Lexile measure
    AD610L
  6. Dimensions
    8.75 x 0.25 x 11.25 inches
  7. Publisher
    Disney-Hyperion
  8. Publication date
    February 2, 2010
  9. ISBN-10
    142311356X
  10. ISBN-13
    978-1423113560
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Grade 1–5—This fictionalized account of the Darwin household offers readers an introduction to both the renowned naturalist and scientific inquiry. Young Henrietta, who is clearly a kindred spirit, describes some of her father's adventures as well as experiments that she and her siblings performed. "We grew up asking what? and why? and how? When Father studied worms, Lizzie and I stuck knitting needles in the ground to try to measure their holes." Etty is in the kitchen reluctantly learning how to bake a honey cake, and when her father enters the house and sees her covered in flour, shaker in hand, he becomes excited. "I could almost hear his mind buzzing with an idea, a problem, a pattern to figure out-an experiment." The entire family runs out to conduct "The Great Bee Experiment" to determine how many flowers a humblebee visits in a minute. Notes about Darwin and his family are appended. The delicate, stylized illustrations, outlined in black and washed in natural shades of green and brown with spots of color, depict an amiable country Victorian household. Pair this inspiring read-aloud with Peter Sís's The Tree of Life (Farrar, 2003) and encourage students to question and observe the world around them.—Barbara Auerbach, PS 217, Brooklyn, NY
(c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Joining the bevy of recent books about Darwin, this title takes a domestic tack. The father of 10, the scientist passed along his passion for questioning nature to his children. This fictional story, narrated by his daughter Henrietta, introduces the Darwin family and follows the brood through an experiment it conducts to see how many flowers a bee can come into contact with in one minute. After dusting the bees with flour, the children happily run around the garden, counting each landing the bees make. The ending is abrupt; the delightful interlude, and the story, finishes when the children hear the word “Stop!” Puzzlingly, the narrative never offers any scientific conclusions, which, together with the sudden conclusion, keeps this book from fully blossoming. The author’s notes provide vital context (and define “humblebee”), though, and Corace’s illustrations pleasantly provide a nineteenth-century feel. Grades K-2. --Andrew Medlar

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Disney-Hyperion (February 2, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 142311356X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1423113560
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 - 8 years
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ AD610L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 3
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.75 x 0.25 x 11.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    5.0 5.0 out of 5 stars 2 ratings

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Deborah Hopkinson

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Deborah Hopkinson is as award-winning of picture books, fiction, and nonfiction for young readers.In 2013 she received a Robert F. Sibert Honor and YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award honor for TITANIC: VOICES FROM THE DISASTER.

In 2023, Deborah will publish books for readers of all ages. Coming up in winter and spring: HAPPY EARTH DAY! and RACE AGAINST DEATH, The Greatest POW Rescue of World War II. This summer she teams up with Caldecott-winning illustrator Paul O. Zelinsky for CINDERELLA and a MOUSE CALLED FRED. In the fall, Will Shakespeare makes a cameo in her middle grade fiction historical fiction mystery, THE PLOT TO KILL A QUEEN. Also coming this fall is a picture book inspired by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights illustrated by Kate Gardiner and a new Ready to Read series, The Adventures of Trim.

Deborah is available for conference and library appearances, school author visits and manuscript critiques. She lives with her family and a large menagerie of pets near Portland, Oregon.

Visit her on the web at www.deborahhopkinson.com and follow her on Twitter at @deborahopkinson and Instagram @deborah_hopkinson.

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