Have you ever wondered how bees make honey? The books below will give you a good idea – and they are so much fun to read!
Beehiveebook available via Overdrive
With just one word on each page and the vivid illustrations Joey Hurley is known for, this book showcases the cycle of bees making honey. Detailed backmatter further explains this fascinating natural process.
The Honeybee written by Kirsten Hall; illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault
ebook available via Overdrive
Illustrations and rhyming text follow endangered honeybees through the year as they forage for pollen and nectar, communicate with others at their hive, and make honey.
Bee Danceebook available via Overdrive
Follow a foraging honeybee as she searches for food and returns to the hive to share the news in a honeybee dance! A honeybee searches for nectar, then returns to the hive to tell the other bees. She does a waggle dance, moving in a special figure-eight pattern to share the location of the food source with her hive mates.
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