{"product_id":"the-bumblebee-queen-isbn-9781570913631","title":"The Bumblebee Queen","description":"\u003cb\u003e250 Species of Bumblebees in the World.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAward-winning  author April Pulley Sayre introduces young readers to  the bumblebee  queen in simple, captivating language. From her  underground nest as  spring warms the ground, to her efforts to build and  care for her  colony, all aspects of the bumble- bee queen's lifecycle  are fully  explained, with fascinating details even young children will   understand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Patricia Wynne’s scientifically accurate  illustrations detail hive  life so beautifully, you can almost hear the  constant buzz and smell the  flowers. Young readers will look at  bumblebees in a whole new light.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Includes ideas for good bee-havior, suggested reading, and Web sites for further study.In the spring, a queen bee digs her way out of the ground and flies off   to drink nectar and search for a home for her colony. She settles into   an old mouse nest, makes a waxy cup for storing nectar, lays eggs,  tends  them, and hatches them. After going through the larval stage, the  new  bees become workers, drones, and queens. In the fall, the new  queens  mate with drones before burrowing underground for the winter. A  dual  text conveys the main facts in large-type words, carefully chosen  for  sound as well as meaning. In a smaller font, another paragraph on  each  page or double-page spread offers related information in greater  detail.  Precise ink drawings with watercolor washes illustrate the text  with  clarity, simplicity, and skill. An appended spread includes a  circular  illustration of the bee's life cycle as well as more facts  about U.S.  bees and pollination, suggested activities, tips on  observing bees, and  short lists of recommended books and Web sites.  Informative and  attractive.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe join a queen  bee as she emerges in spring and begins the process of  colony building  and reproduction. She carefully chooses a nesting site,  builds her  hive, lays eggs, and cares for the drones, workers, and new  queens that  hatch. Sayre tells the bee's story in the main text and  provides  additional interesting bee facts in separate areas. The clear,  close-up  illustrations depict the fuzzy bees in their farmland habitat  filled  with colorful flowers, trees, and leaves, and include enough  detail to  help young readers learn bee and hive structures. The choice  to focus  on the queen as the central character is understandable from  both  scientific and literary perspectives, though it does mean less   attention paid to the equally important workers and drones. Further   information about bees, including tips on careful observation and facts   about pollination, is appended along with a list of recommended books   and websites.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSayre follows the life  cycle of a bumblebee queen, as she emerges from  her winter shelter,  selects an abandoned mouse nest for a colony site,  busily tends the  first generation of eggs and larvae, then, at summer’s  end, dies with  her workers and drones, while the next generation of  queens digs in to  wait for spring. Throughout, she inserts additional  details in  smaller-type rubrics and adds “More Buzz about Bees” and  “Good  Bee-Havior,” at the end. Wynne draws the viewer in to her  precisely  detailed, close-up natural scenes by posing queen and  offspring looking  up from the page to make eye contact—but she follows  the author in  steering clear of anthropomorphic inventions. Capped by a  multimedia  resource list, this makes nourishing fare for young observers  of  nature.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEngaging watercolors keep time  with a simple, easy-to-read text  describing the life cycle of a  bumblebee queen, from her awakening from  winter hibernation to her  death in late autumn. Sayre includes \"fact  circles\" containing extra  data on these creatures, a couple of closing  paragraphs on  bumblebee\/honeybee pollinating skills, and respectful  human behavior  toward bees. Gentle, informative, and appealing, this  title is an  effective antidote to the edgy world of \"killer\" bees.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eApril Pulley Sayre\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of  dozens of  books, including MEET THE HOWLERS!; TURTLE, TURTLE, WATCH  OUT!; and ONE  IS A SNAIL, TEN IS A CRAB, an ALA Notable Book. She lives  in South  Bend, Indiana.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatricia Wynne \u003c\/b\u003eis a  well-known scientific  illustrator whose art has been  included in many  collections and  exhibited around the country. Her  detailed  illustrations have appeared  in 90 books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Body Book\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTropical Rain Forest\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHello, Bumblebee Bat\u003c\/i\u003e, a Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Honor Book. Patricia lives in New York City.The bumblebee queen begins the spring below ground and all alone.","brand":"Charlesbridge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300866707685,"sku":"NP9781570913631","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781570913631.jpg?v=1767738562","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-bumblebee-queen-isbn-9781570913631","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}