From making a nest in spring to leaving her flourishing colony in autumn, a bumblebee queen’s life is a busy one. She pollinates plants, builds wax honey-pots and lays eggs to produce future queens, male drones and all the workers who make honey and defend the colony against intruders. This lyrical life-story, illustrated by an acclaimed wildlife artist, introduces young readers to a complex, fascinating creature and suggests simple ways to encourage bees, whose numbers are in dramatic decline and need all the help we can give.
Full of interesting information, clearly expressed. This is the kind of book which is a stepping stone towards the more impersonal language of mature informational writing which older primary school children encounter. - Books for Keeps
A valuable addition to the primary school library and a lovely gift for any child interested in the natural world. - Armadillo Magazine
It was with some trepidation that I opened this book. So many books written for children give a simplistic, and very often inaccurate, description of bees which makes a beekeeper despair. As a child's first introduction to these insects, it is so important to get it right - and , to mygreat relief, that is exactly what this books does... congratulations to the author. - Bee Craft
Well worth stocking in the nature section of a primary school library. - School Librarian
As summer arrives, the nest becomes busy. Early one evening a curious weasel pokes its head down the mouse-hole. The buzzing of the worker bees creates a roar in the entrance tunnel. The weasel doesn't stay long!. Later, a digging sound outside the mouse-hole brings some workers flying out to protect their nest - straight into a startled badger. The badger leaves in a hurry, too!
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Binding: Hardback, 32 pages ISBN: 9781847800084 Format: 240mm x 240mm
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