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Honey bee : a first field guide to the world's favorite pollinating insect / [written by Dr. Priyadarshini Chakrabarti Basu ; illustrated by Astrid Weguelin].

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Young zoologistPublisher: New York, NY : Neon Squid/St. Martin's Press, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781684492824
  • 1684492823
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Contents:
Hello, young zoologist! -- Before you get started -- Meet the honey bee -- Home sweet home -- Members of the colony -- Baby bees -- What's for dinner? -- Busy bees -- Dancing bees -- Changing seasons -- Making honey -- Beekeeper tricks -- Save the honey bees!
Summary: "You might know that honey bees dance to let each other know where to find the best flowers, but there's so much more to learn about these important insects! Turn the pages to discover the difference between the queen bee and worker bees, and how honey bees actually make honey. Filled with simple science and plenty of animal facts, this book also explains how scientists work as beekeepers to study honey bees, and how every bee in the hive works towards the same cause. It also looks at the conservation challenges these iconic animals face due to climate change and insecticides." -- Amazon.com.Summary: How many bees does it take to make a spoonful of honey? Basu, a honey bee expert, explains that honeybees are very valuable to our ecosystems. They are hard, attentive workers, important pollinators, and have a lot to teach us. Discover fascinating facts about the busy bees, their lives, their life cycle, and what we can do to help them. -- adapted from back cover and page [4].Summary: "A beautiful guide to the world of honey bees from insect expert Dr. Priyadarshini Chakrabarti Basu"-- Provided by publisher.
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Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction New 595.799 B327 Checked out 07/15/2024 33111011109531
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 595.799 B327 Checked out 07/08/2024 33111011210537
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Journey into a beehive to study honey bees in this beautiful nonfiction field guide for kids.

You might know that honey bees dance to let each other know where to find the best flowers, but there's so much more to learn about these important insects! Turn the pages to discover the difference between the queen bee and worker bees, and how honey bees actually make honey. Filled with simple science and plenty of animal facts, this book also explains how scientists work as beekeepers to study honey bees, and how every bee in the hive works towards the same cause. It also looks at the conservation challenges these iconic animals face due to climate change and insecticides.

Written by bee expert Dr. Priyadarshini Chakrabarti Basu and featuring stunning illustrations by Astrid Weguelin, Honey Bee (Young Zoologist) is part of an exciting series of animal books from Neon Squid aiming to inspire the next generation of biologists and conservationists.

Also available: Humpback Whale , Giant Panda , African Elephant , Emperor Penguin , Koala

Includes index.

Hello, young zoologist! -- Before you get started -- Meet the honey bee -- Home sweet home -- Members of the colony -- Baby bees -- What's for dinner? -- Busy bees -- Dancing bees -- Changing seasons -- Making honey -- Beekeeper tricks -- Save the honey bees!

"You might know that honey bees dance to let each other know where to find the best flowers, but there's so much more to learn about these important insects! Turn the pages to discover the difference between the queen bee and worker bees, and how honey bees actually make honey. Filled with simple science and plenty of animal facts, this book also explains how scientists work as beekeepers to study honey bees, and how every bee in the hive works towards the same cause. It also looks at the conservation challenges these iconic animals face due to climate change and insecticides." -- Amazon.com.

How many bees does it take to make a spoonful of honey? Basu, a honey bee expert, explains that honeybees are very valuable to our ecosystems. They are hard, attentive workers, important pollinators, and have a lot to teach us. Discover fascinating facts about the busy bees, their lives, their life cycle, and what we can do to help them. -- adapted from back cover and page [4].

"A beautiful guide to the world of honey bees from insect expert Dr. Priyadarshini Chakrabarti Basu"-- Provided by publisher.

Ages 6-8. Neon Squid.

Grades 2-3. Neon Squid.

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