With a rhyming text and warm, cozy paintings, The Beeman shows all aspects of bee keeping, including what each type of bee does (Here is the queen bee/ who does her job well/ and lays tiny eggs/ in a six-sided cell); how the keeper and his young helper dress (Here is his jacket/ with zippered up hood/ that covers his face/ just they way that it should); how they care for the hive; and finally how they eat the honey (Here are the muffins/ all warm and delicious/ and dripping with honey/ on grandma's best dishes). It's quite clear by the end that the little girl is glad that her grandpa is the Beeman.

 

This book was recognised in the Key Stage 1 Nonfiction category by the Ea English 4-11 Picture Book Awards.

This book is suitable for Key Stage 1. KS1 covers school years 1 and 2, and ages 5-7 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks.

There are 36 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2002 by National Geographic Books .

Laurie Krebs draws inspiration for her books from her adventures around the world. She is a former teacher from Connecticut, USA, and a mother and grandmother. She is the author of many globe-trotting titles for Barefoot Books, including We All Went on Safari and Off We Go to Mexico! Valeria Cis is a full-time illustrator who lives in Rosario, Argentina with her husband, son and daughter. MELISSA IWAI has illustrated two other picture books. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.