Publisher Description

You Might know that honey bees dance to let each other know where to find the best flowers, but there's so much more to learn about these important insects! Turn the pages to discover the difference between the queen bee and work bees, and how honey bees actually make honey.Filled with simple science and plenty of animal facts, this book also explains who scientists work as beekeepers to study honey bees, and how every bee in the hive works towards the same cause. It also looks at the conservation challenges these iconic animals face due to climate change and insecticides.

Author Biography

Dr Priyadarshini Chakrabarti Basu is an Assistant Professor in Pollinator Health and Apiculture at Mississippi State University, USA. She obtained her Ph.D. from the University of Calcutta, India.

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Praise for Young Zoologist series

"What makes this series stand out is that the illustrations, bite-sized facts, and clear labels make it easy for the youngest of readers to navigate the text and absorb the information there." * Booklist *
"Children's shelves are abuzz with bee books, but this efficient offering stands out in its comprehensiveness, unspooling for readers a neat string of cool facts." * Kirkus *

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