crystal_reading's review
4.0
Review copy: final copy from publisher
I knew that bees are furry, but even their eyes? Yes, their eyes are furry too. I learned that and much more in this book about bees. I liked how it focused on the job of the scout.
I knew that bees are furry, but even their eyes? Yes, their eyes are furry too. I learned that and much more in this book about bees. I liked how it focused on the job of the scout.
votrikhon's review
4.0
Read at:
https://archive.org/details/flightofhoneybee0000hube
Good story about scout bee.
How a scout find flowers, avoid rain, avoid enemy.
How a bee help flower pollinated
How they collect nectar and make honey.
How they commute with others.
Bee helps us have cherry and apple!
And how we can help them too. Plant flowers, herb or at least don't pollute air.
https://archive.org/details/flightofhoneybee0000hube
Good story about scout bee.
How a scout find flowers, avoid rain, avoid enemy.
How a bee help flower pollinated
How they collect nectar and make honey.
How they commute with others.
Bee helps us have cherry and apple!
And how we can help them too. Plant flowers, herb or at least don't pollute air.
readingthroughtheages's review
5.0
Love the narrative text that details the important work of the scout bee. The author includes small amounts of additional information that adds to the learning.
librarian_tori's review
4.0
Flight of the Honey Bee by Raymond Huber is a narrative nonfiction tale from the perspective of a honeybee scout, going out to find nectar and bring the flying instructions back to her hive. The book is wordy but the prose is descriptive and more action-packed than many of the other nonfiction books. The illustrations are stylized and boldly colored, making this book visually attractive for young readers.
zoemig's review
4.0
As a scientist myself, I really love picture books with a science element because I think the sooner we can introduce science to kids, the better. Flight of the Honey Bee by Raymond Huber and Brian Lovelock follows a honey bee, Scout, as she searches for nectar and returns to the hive. Not only is the art in this book beautiful, but it also contains lots of little pieces of science about honey bees. I gave this book to my friend who just had a baby, and I think it would make an excellent addition to a child's library.
lehmanemma's review against another edition
informative
fast-paced
3.75
Flight of the Honey Bee was written by Raymond Huber and illustrated by Brian Lovelock. This informational book was published on February 10th, 2015. It tells the story of a scouting bee named Scout and her first pollinating mission. The book provides information on the predators honey bees face, how they collect nectar, their body, and more. It is an engaging nonfiction book suitable for children ages 5 and up. I did wish for a little more information at times. I enjoyed the story and colorful illustrations. In the classroom, this book could be used to talk about predators and prey, bees, or pollination. This book is a part of a 51-book series titled Read and Wonder. It would be a good addition to the classroom library. <pollination> <pretadors> <bees> <informative>
backonthealex's review
4.0
By now, we have all heard about how honey bees are disappearing and hives are collapsing at alarming rates and what a disaster that can be for mankind. After all, bees are the best pollinators in the world.
So it is not surprising that a number of books for young readers have come out recently about bees. Perhaps in the hope that if we educate young readers about the importance of bees, we, or really, they may be able to help reverse the trend and stop bee disappearance and death.
Flight of the Honey Bee is one of the new bee books to come out and it is a charming, informative look at the life of one honey bee named Scout.
Follow Scout as she flies out of the safety of the hive in search of pollen and nectar. As Scout searches for just the right flowers to gather what she needs to bring back to the hive for the winter, we discover all kinds of interesting facts about honey bees in general.
Did you know that are hairy all over so they can sense changes in wind? Or that a bee can travel as far as five hundred miles to find flowers? And while we may want to avoid a bee sting, honey bees only sting when they feel threatened.
These are just some of the interesting facts that you can learn about as you fly along with Scout on her mission. Raymond Huber has written a nonfiction book for the youngest readers that is both entertaining and informative. And he does include ways that we can help rejuvenate bees and pollination before they die out.
Flight of the Honey Bee is delightfully yet precisely illustrated in watercolor, acrylic ink and colored pencil and gives us an up close and personal view of a honey bee's life. Writer Raymond Huber, who is also a beekeeper, and illustrator Brian Lovelock are scientists as well, and their genuine interest and concern shine through this wonderful book. Together these two talented New Zealanders have created a book that can be enjoyed by everyone interested in our saving our world.
I loved this book and I learned a lot about bees and how they make honey. And the next time I stir a spoonful of honey into my tea, you can be I will remember that one jar of honey requires bees to harvest nectar from more than 2 million flowers.
This book is recommended for readers age 3+
This book was borrowed from the NYPL
This review was originally posted on Randomly Reading
So it is not surprising that a number of books for young readers have come out recently about bees. Perhaps in the hope that if we educate young readers about the importance of bees, we, or really, they may be able to help reverse the trend and stop bee disappearance and death.
Flight of the Honey Bee is one of the new bee books to come out and it is a charming, informative look at the life of one honey bee named Scout.
Follow Scout as she flies out of the safety of the hive in search of pollen and nectar. As Scout searches for just the right flowers to gather what she needs to bring back to the hive for the winter, we discover all kinds of interesting facts about honey bees in general.
Did you know that are hairy all over so they can sense changes in wind? Or that a bee can travel as far as five hundred miles to find flowers? And while we may want to avoid a bee sting, honey bees only sting when they feel threatened.
These are just some of the interesting facts that you can learn about as you fly along with Scout on her mission. Raymond Huber has written a nonfiction book for the youngest readers that is both entertaining and informative. And he does include ways that we can help rejuvenate bees and pollination before they die out.
Flight of the Honey Bee is delightfully yet precisely illustrated in watercolor, acrylic ink and colored pencil and gives us an up close and personal view of a honey bee's life. Writer Raymond Huber, who is also a beekeeper, and illustrator Brian Lovelock are scientists as well, and their genuine interest and concern shine through this wonderful book. Together these two talented New Zealanders have created a book that can be enjoyed by everyone interested in our saving our world.
I loved this book and I learned a lot about bees and how they make honey. And the next time I stir a spoonful of honey into my tea, you can be I will remember that one jar of honey requires bees to harvest nectar from more than 2 million flowers.
This book is recommended for readers age 3+
This book was borrowed from the NYPL
This review was originally posted on Randomly Reading
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