Bees : : a Honeyed History

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Call Number: J 595.79 So, Kids Book / Nonfiction / Animals / Bugs / Socha, Piotr
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	J 595.79 So	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Pittsfield Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Nonfiction / Animals / Bugs / Socha, Piotr	4-week checkout	Due 05-11-2024
Traverwood Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Nonfiction / Animals / Bugs / Socha, Piotr	4-week checkout	Due 05-02-2024

"Originally published in 2015 under the title Pszczoty by Wydawnictwo Dwie Siostry, Warsaw. Translated from the Polish Pszczoty by Agnes Monod-Gayraud."
How the bee came to be -- Anatomy of the honey bee -- Busy bees -- Queen of the hive -- The waggle dance -- The swarm -- Biomimicry -- Pollination: A win-win situation -- Fruits and vegetables need bees to grow -- Pollinating pals -- When humans met bees -- Ancient Egypt -- The Greek gods -- Alexander the Great -- The Empress Poppaea -- Slavic cultures -- St. Ambrose -- Napoleon and Josephine -- The Daily Buzz -- Tree beekeeping -- The laws of the forest -- The beehive -- A beekeeper's equipment -- Beekeepers at work -- Types of hives -- Unusual beehives -- Beekeeping in Ethiopia -- Beekeeping in Cameroon -- The giant honey bees of Asia -- Bee's best buds -- Cross-country bees -- How bees make honey -- Sweet treats -- The honeybees biggest enemies -- Bee stings -- Bees in danger -- Bees in the big city -- The Daily Buzz.
"One part science, one part cultural history, and countless parts fascination, Bees celebrates the important role that these intriguing insects have played in our ecosystem throughout the ages. From Athena to Alexander the Great and from Egypt to Ethiopia, Bees explores different methods of beekeeping and uncovers the debt that humans owe this vital species. With beautifully accessible illustrations depicting everything from bee anatomy to the essentials of honey making, readers will be captivated by the endless wonders of this seemingly small speck of the animal kingdom."-- Provided by publisher.

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beautiful illustrations submitted by skiger on July 1, 2019, 12:38pm This book was beautiful to look at and also quite informative - includes information about biology as well as history and culture

Bees! submitted by Lady Macbeth on July 23, 2019, 8:32pm This book is beautifully illustrated and packed with interesting information - the perfect book to teach a child about bees. It covers a broad range of bee-related factoids beyond just their history including (but not limited to) their importance to the ecosystem, hive structure, and natural predators. My only issue (and it's such a small one) is that the book is quite large, which matters a little bit more when you have to deal with checking it out and returning it.

Bee book submitted by Jen Chapin-Smith on June 11, 2023, 7:11pm My six-year-old says "I like it because books are fun. It's about bees. It was so interesting!"