"Everyone has heard the phrase 'busy as a bee, ' and in this book young readers get to see exactly what those bees are up to. From pollinating flowers and collecting nectar to beecommunication, life in the hive, making honey, and the role of the queen, this book covers every aspect of bee life in stunning up-close detail"--Information from Amazon.com.

Offers an in-depth look at an endangered and vital part of the natural world. Accompanying information about the history, social structure and science behind the world of bees and honey are conservation activities to make the world a place where hives of bees can thrive.

Around the world, bees pollinate $24 billion worth of crops each year. Without bees, humans would face a drastically reduced diet. We need bees to grow the foods that keep us healthy. But numbers of bees are falling, and that has scientists alarmed. What's causing the decline? Diseases, pesticides, climate change, and loss of habitat are all threatening bee populations. Some bee species are teetering on the brink of extinction. Hirsch discusses the...

A horde of bees and a young boy race around town wreaking havoc on the townspeople.

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and life cycle of various types of bees.

How do bees communicate? How long have they been around? What does a beekeeper actually do? Who survived being stung by 2,443 bees? This encyclopedic book answers all those questions. Piotr Socha tracks the history of bees from the age of the dinosaurs to their current plight, examining along the way the role bees have played in history and in the rest of the natural world.

To teach his daughter the value of books, a father leads a growing crowd in search of the tree where the bees keep all their honey.

Explores what would happen if bees became extinct, and how their extinction would effect not just bees' environment, but the world as a whole.