honeybees

Simple text and photographs introduce the body parts of honeybees.

Contains photographs and text that provide young readers with information about what goes on inside the hives of honeybees.

Explains what honeybees are, examines the anatomy of these busy insects, and describes the behaviors of honeybees as individuals and as colonies. Includes a look at additional types of bees.

Photographs and simple text describe the life cycle of honeybees.

Explores the strange and wonderful things humans have believed about bees and their society throughout history, the impact honeybees have had on food and human ritual, and the social and natural history of bees.

Mr. Tate's class visits a bee and honey farm, where Farmer Ellen teaches the children how to listen to the bees talk.

Describes the process of honey-making from gathering nectar to beekeepers harvesting honey and people eating it. Includes comprehension activity.

Explains the behavior and lives of bees, discussing how they collect nectar from flowers, care for their eggs and queen bee, and communicate with each other.

Simple text and photographs introduce the physical characteristics, life cycle, and behaviors of bees.

Describes the anatomy, behavior, and life cycle of the honeybee, as well as the different kinds of honey that are produced on bee farms.