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The Buzz on Bees: Why Are They Disappearing?
Hardcover
Published
April 1st 2010
by Holiday House
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Did you know bees are involved in making blue jeans? In this easy to read text, the authors highlight the importance of bees in the pollination of plants that affect our everyday lives and the mysterious disappearance of one-third of honeybees in the United States. While the cause of Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) is currently unknown, there are ways children can act to save the bees including planting a bee garden and contacting local beekeeping organizations. There are up-close pictures of bee...more
The use of photography in this book is phenomenal and the message important. Facts shared in the book (like how many bees it takes to help a crop and that hives for this purpose are moved around the country) are fascinating. We enjoyed this book and the authors handled well not overdoing the scary aspect that this topic has on humankind.
Photographs and information on bees and why they are disappearing. Explores multiple reasons. Not as detailed as the great "Scientists in the Field" series book, THE HIVE DETECTIVES, but good information presented in a fairly simple manner.
Fascinating, however, the title lead me to believe it would tell me why they are disappearing. I knew of the mystery of their disappearance and took the book of our librarian's shelf because I thought it had the answers.
great info on why bees are disappearing and what that means
Great basics on bees and CCD for kids!
Excellent discussion and photographs.
Good book
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