The mystery of the dwindling population of honeybees throughout the world has been a growing concern in recent years. This story brings the critical importance of bees to light for young children through the innovative process of Ani-Motion. Full color.
"When a young boy discovers a bee trapped in his bedroom he hides for fear of being stung. But when the amiable bee frantically explains all that bees do, the boy comes to understand how good things come in different packages: "Bees make honey. That much we know. Bees also spread pollen, which makes all things grow." Bee and Me brings the critical importance of bees to light for young children through the innovative, full color process of ANIMOTION."--Publisher's description.
The mystery of the dwindling population of honeybees throughout the world has been a growing concern in recent years. This story brings the critical importance of bees to light for young children through the innovative process of Ani-Motion.
A bee flies in the window of the high-rise flat where she lives and a little girl is frightened. She traps the bee and then wonders what to do. This beautiful wordless picture book traces the growing friendship between girl and bee and introduces small children to the ecology of the natural world. Highlighting the plight of the disappearing bumble bee, it shows how some simple actions can help restore beauty and balance in our environment. With a list of bee-friendly seeds to plant and ways to protect bees at home.
In a little yellow house deep in the delta South, the Bee lives. She is excited to spend time with her grandchild! When she arrives, the Bee quickly realizes there is a gap between them. In the little yellow house, all of the Bee's things have grown old, and yet, to the Bee they are still useful and important. However, through the eyes of her grandchild, everything she possesses is just old. Will the Bee be able to show her beloved grandchild the importance of valuing old things, including the Bee, when she asks the question, "So you truly believe if something is old, I should throw it away out into the cold?" The Bee and Me is a compelling rhyme book designed to bring generations together, closing the gap between young and old by recognizing the beauty and value in them both.
Friendships, adventure, and strange lands await in this humorous rhyming story with whimsical and colorful illustrations of the insect characters. Each verse is filled with fun-to-read wordplay as Flea and Bee agree to cooperate and fly across the blue sea to the island of Zees. Discussion questions and educational material for use by teachers, parents, and caregivers are included after the story.