The Life and Times of the Honeybee

From egg to bee, hives, honey, pollination, and beekeeping, this fun, fact-filled mini-encyclopedia both whets and satisfies a child's curiosity about bees. Every page engages on many levels: there are easy-to-digest illustrations, diagrams, call-outs and more, along with fascinating facts and historical stories. Did you know that a bee larva eats so much its first day of life that it grows 5½" times its original size? Or that ancient Greeks minted coins with bees on them? The subtle, good-natured humor of the illustrations is sure to delight young readers. Paperback, 32 pages.