What's the Buzz?: Keeping Bees in Flight

by Merrie-Ellen Wilcox

Overview

All over the world, bee colonies are dwindling, but everyone can do something to help save the bees, from buying local honey to growing a bee-friendly garden.

Whether they live alone or together, in a hive or in a hole in the ground, bees do some of the most important work on the planet: pollinating plants. What’s the Buzz? celebrates the magic of bees—from swarming to dancing to making honey—and encourages readers to do their part to keep the hives alive.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781459809628
Publisher:	Orca Book Publishers
Publication date:	09/22/2015
Series:	Orca Footprints Series , #7
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	48
Lexile:	1130L (what's this?)
File size:	10 MB
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Merrie-Ellen Wilcox is a writer and editor whose first book for children, What's the Buzz?: Keeping Bees in Flight, is part of the Orca Footprints series. She has two adult children and lives in Victoria, British Columbia, with her husband and a busy Jack Russell.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter One: A World of Bees

• Bees, Bees and More Bees
• Bees Are Not Wasps!
• A Bug’s Life
• Social or Solitary?
• Home Sweet Home
• Mapping the World
• Anything But Bumbling
• Sweet Bees

Chapter Two: Bees at Work

• The Birds and the Bees
• A Happy Accident
• It’s Good to Be Hairy
• Thank You, Bees
• Not Just Honey (Bees)
• Even Fish Depend on Bees

Chapter Three: Life in the Hive

• Old Friends
• That’s a Lot of Bees!
• Work, Work, Work
• Royal Jelly
• Swarm Alert!
• Dancing Bees
• What Beekeepers Do
• Good Medicine

Chapter Four: Keeping the Bees in Flight

• Bees Are Getting Stung
• Wild Bees Too
• Helping the Helpers
• Bee-Friendly Kids

Resources
Acknowledgments
Glossary
Index

Editorial Reviews

"Beautifully presented, this text will fascinate both young readers and adults alike...Highly recommended
for an elementary school library resource centre."

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"Written by an experienced apiculturist, this book is an introduction to the basics of bee physiology and
behavior, dispelling many common myths of this ubiquitous insect. Wilcox celebrates the incredible
diversity of bee species and the products that they provide...This eye-opening book is a call to action, encouraging kids to plant flower gardens, support local farms, and raise awareness of the mysterious plight of disappearing bees. Full-color close-up photos and helpful diagrams add plenty of visual appeal."

Booklist

"Lots of excellent pictures accompany an easily accessible and attractive format loaded with essential and interesting information about bees...An excellent resource for research projects but should also be a must read to inform everyone about the plight of bees and how essential they are to life on earth."

Youth Services Book Reviews blog

"Keeping bees in flight is thoroughly explained in this well-written book about the life and times of bees. In each of the four chapters, the author examines how the 20,000 known species of bees live, survive, and keep fruits and plants growing...Bee enthusiasts will find this book to be an easy, quick read. The photographs and illustrations are timely and vibrant. Children will discover new and old facts that will help them keep bees in flight."

School Library Connection

"The interest that Merrie-Ellen Wilcox has in bees and her concern about their future comes through in all aspects of the text...What’s the Buzz? is a well-written overview of bees which shows how important they are as well as the perils that bees face and what people can do to help bee populations survive. Highly Recommended."

CM Magazine

"Written by an experienced apiculturist, this book is an introduction to the basics of bee physiology and

behavior, dispelling many common myths of this ubiquitous insect. Wilcox celebrates the incredible

diversity of bee species and the products that they provide...This eye-opening book is a call to action, encouraging kids to plant flower gardens, support local farms, and raise awareness of the mysterious plight of disappearing bees. Full-color close-up photos and helpful diagrams add plenty of visual appeal."

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