honeybee

Curious George learns about keeping bees from a beekeeper at the Earth Day festival, and he and Steve try to build a beehive from materials they find at home. Includes two activities for children.

Introduces honeybees including their life cycle, habitat, and characteristics.

Follows a scout honey bee on her very first trip out of the hive on a golden fall day. She is on a quest to find nectar and to share the location of that find with the rest of the bees. Describes how she uses landmarks to guide her way, her sense of smell to locate the flowers, and how she has to avoid predators, and seek shelter when a storm rumbles in. In smaller italicized text on each page, more factual information about how the colony works and how the bees make honey is given. In the final chapter, the author explains how we must protect these "greatest pollinators.".

Bugs and insects have always fascinated children. This book in the Creepy Crawly Critters series introduces young readers to honeybees. Readers can discover physical characteristics, habitat, diet, and more.

A disillusoned bee befriends a human.

Presents an introduction to honeybees, in simple text with illustrations, describing the different jobs they perform within the hive.

"Describes the life of a honeybee by explaining its body parts, habitat, and behaviors. Explains how the honeybees care for their hive, work together, and collect nectar to make honey. Compares the honeybee to other bees and insects. Includes life-cycle diagram and close-up photos of body parts"--Provided by publisher.

Simple text and photographs introduce readers to bees, including how they are trained and used to find land mines, and more.

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