Amazing Bees

by Sue Unstead

Read about the busy, buzzy life of bees with DK Reader Amazing Bees. Discover what makes bees so special and why they are very important. Find out how we can help them, too.

DK's innovative range of graded readers combines a highly visual approach with non-fiction narratives that children will want to read. DK Reader Amazing Bees is a level 2 reader, offering narratives for children beginning to read fluently with support. Images complement the text, providing visual clues to build vocabulary and confidence.

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Genres: Nonfiction, Animals, Science, Nature, Childrens, Picture Books

Hardcover

Published September 1, 2016

Reviews

[Andréa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Note: I received a physical ARC of this book from the publisher at an ALA conference.

[OnceUponALibrarian · Rating 1 out of 5]

When you know more about the topic than the author of the non-fiction book for children, it is surprising to find the author got their facts wrong...only a few glaring mis-statements, but I would expect the publisher or author to run the material by some kind of expert in the field, in this case a knowledgeable beekeeper or apiculture department. One photo is mis-labeled as "larvae" but strangely looks like a pile of undeveloped pupae, none of which should be in a pile of white like in the photo. The worst is the "All About Honey" part that says that a bee "chews and chews the nectar and turns it into honey". Not only incorrect, it doesn't even make sense -how would anyone "chew" nectar? Overall, it would be ok for an early reader to practice reading, but this non-fiction book is factually incorrect.

[Alice · Rating 3 out of 5]

Photographs enhance content - text features used

[Erika Moss · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice little book that I read with my 2 and a half year old! There were some facts about bees I didn't know so it was nice to learn something new

[YingYu Chen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read with my son -- this is one of the most comprehensive introduction of honey bees for young readers. Some books about bees stress on how they fly and produce honey, but the body shapes are simply wrong.

One more thing, though, that the book mentions honey as the only thing human intake from insects-- probably not 100% correct. Don't forget about the food coloring! Yet, that's gone too far.

A good information book overall.

[Tyler · Rating 4 out of 5]

DescriptionRead about the busy, buzzy life of bees with DK Reader Amazing Bees. Discover what makes bees so special and why they are very important. Find out how we can help them, too.DK's innovative range of graded readers combines a highly visual approach with non-fiction narratives that children will want to read.

[Stephanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

My daughter was simply amazed at everything she learned from this book - particularly about how the bee sees - she has brought this up several times and we talk about how a bee may see particular flowers versus how we see them. Great book.

[Emilee Dubois · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5 stars
Informational/nonfiction
My students loved the cutaway diagrams and the close up images.
Appropriate for grades k-5

[Rob Worth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Book for young readers. Wish it would have had a few more pages about protecting bees.

[K Morlando · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent resource for the unit we are studying, the children loved this book.

[Andy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a well-written informative book about bees. I learned several things I did not know before. Also includes lots of colorful pictures to go along with all the information.

[Ashley · Rating 5 out of 5]

My 4yo loved the facts and photos in this book

[Roberta · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent beginning-level reader about bees, with a large font and neat photographs.

[Heather Jo · Rating 4 out of 5]

megan summer reading 2016, children's book, leveled reader, easy reader, nonfiction, non-fiction, DK readers level 2, bees, nature, science, second grade, third grade