What did you have for breakfast this morning? Toast, cereal, juice, and fruit? Thank the honey bees! About one out of every three mouthfuls we eat is affected by honey bee pollination. In Explore Honey Bees! With 25 Great Projects, young readers learn about honey bee colonies, why honey bees live in hives, how honey bees communicate with each other, and why they are so important to human lives. Colony collapse disorder first appeared in 2006 and since then beekeepers have seen disappearances of 30 to 90 percent of their bee colonies each year. Readers learn about possible reasons behind and solutions to this growing global problem. Explore Honey Bees! offers a glimpse into a miniature world familiar to children. Activities include designing a hive and making a model of a flower's reproductive system, reinforcing the math and science skills readers gain from the text. Fun facts and colorful illustrations make learning fun and exciting. Links to online primary sources integrate a digital learning experience and offer opportunities to delve deeper into the world of honey bees. This title meets Common Core State Standards in language arts, science and technology; Guided Reading Levels and Lexile measurements indicate grade level and text complexity.

 

This book is part of a book series called Explore Your World .

This book has been graded for interest at 7-10 years.

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Nomad Press .

Cindy Blobaum is an educator and naturalist who has written several books for children, including "Explore Night Science!" and "Explore Gravity!" for Nomad Press. She lives in Des Moines, Iowa with her family. Bryan Stone is a cartoonist and the illustrator of several books for Nomad Press including "Explore Night Science!," "Explore Flight!," "Explore Rivers and Ponds!," "Explore Rocks and Minerals!," and "Explore Electricity!. " He lives in Hartland, Vermont.

This book has the following chapters: Table of Contents Introduction: The Buzz About Bees Chapter 1: Bee Basics Chapter 2: Bee Social Chapter 3: Bee Hive Chapter 4: Bee Products Chapter 5: Bees in Trouble Glossary Resources Index