pollination

Discover why BEES are important to our world in this photo-filled nonfiction book for budding young scientists. Does the buzzing of a bee make you want to run away? Well, those little insects do a lot more than sting! They help pollinate a lot of plants. We wouldn't have honey without them. And we've learned a lot from the homes they build. With eye-catching photos, quick facts, and beyond-the-book back matter, Why Do We Need Bees? will have young researchers and science fans exploring more about the NATURE WE NEED. More Nature We Need: Why Do We Need Bats? Why Do We Need Trees? Why Do We Need Poop? Why Do We Need Rain? Why Do We Need Soil?.

"Plants make pollen so more plants can grow. The pollen needs to get from plant to plant. How does this happen? Let's investigate pollination!"--Provided by publisher.

"This book examines how pollinators affect the environment, the threats these species face, and how people can help protect them with pollinator gardens"--Provided by publisher.

Scientists believe that the survival of bees is at risk. What has put bees at risk and should we care? Bees are responsible for pollinating about 70 of the 100 crops that feed 90% of the world. Without bees nearly half the world could starve. In this book, find out how scientists are working on ways to keep bees healthy.

" ... this user-friendly field guide shows what you can do to help protect our pollinators. The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation offers browsable profiles of 100 common flowers, herbs, shrubs, and trees that attract bees, butterflies, moths, and hummingbirds. The recommendations are simple: sow seeds for some plants - such as basil, rhododendron, and blueberries -and simply don't mow down abundant native species, including aster, goldenrod, and milkweed"--Amazon.com.

Simple text and photographs introduce how plants pollinate themselves.

"Living things depend on one another. Insects, water, and wind help plants grow new plants"--Provided by publisher.

Provides readers with a complete and comprehensive understanding of the role of flowers, their structure and how they are designed to enable plants to reproduce.

Introduces readers to seeds and how they form.

Simple text and photographs introduce the concepts of seeds, bees, and pollen and how they contribute to the reproduction of different types of plants.