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Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera

Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera

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  • Author：Candace Fleming
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Summary

Get up close and personal with Apis， one honeybee， as she embarks on her journey through life， complete with exquisitely detailed illustrations。

Beginning at birth， the honeybee emerges through the wax cap of her cell and is driven to protect and take care of her hive。 She cleans the nursery and feeds the larvae and the queen。 But is she strong enough to fly？ Not yet！

She builds wax comb to store honey， and transfers pollen from other bees into the storage。 She defends the hive from invaders。 Apis accomplishes all of this before beginning her life outdoors as an adventurer， seeking nectar to bring back to her hive。

Candace Fleming and Eric Rohmann describe the life cycle of the hard-working honeybee in this poetically written， thoroughly researched picture book， similar in form and concept to the Sibert and Orbis Pictus award book Giant Squid， complete with stunning gatefold and an essay on the plight of honeybees。

A Junior Library Guild Selection！

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Reviews

Kelly Long ，

Informative and the illustrations are amazing

Mrs Heet -Librarian ，

A phenomenal picture book that goes into great detail of the life of a honeybee。 Tons of great information， and the illustrations amazing。 However if you have a child that is very scared of bees， be aware this book shows many up close images of a drawn bee and could frighten the child。

Nadia Nazar ，

Honeybee is a nonfiction book for children around the age of five to eight， but it is very informational for all ages。 I learned so much about Honeybees from this book。 It won the 2021 Robert F。 Sibert Medal for the most distinguished informational book for children published in 2020。 The book follows a Honeybee， also known as Apis Mellifera， from her birth all the way to her death after thirty five days。 The bee is nicknamed Apis and we follow her every action throughout the book。 Following her Honeybee is a nonfiction book for children around the age of five to eight， but it is very informational for all ages。 I learned so much about Honeybees from this book。 It won the 2021 Robert F。 Sibert Medal for the most distinguished informational book for children published in 2020。 The book follows a Honeybee， also known as Apis Mellifera， from her birth all the way to her death after thirty five days。 The bee is nicknamed Apis and we follow her every action throughout the book。 Following her story specifically allows the reader to connect with her。 We begin to see past what we think of her as a honeybee， this is a soul we are watching。 It is a beautiful story to learn about， and it is so informational。 Honeybees play an important role in our lives and in the environment and as they continue to be targeted it is important to learn about them and help protect them。 There is some humor in the narrative of the book with the question of flying coming up every page。 It reminds me of a child in the backseat asking are we there yet？ It's like the narrator understands exactly what the child or young reader is thinking and builds up the suspense and tensions to when Apis will eventually fly。 The illustrations were so realistic and beautiful。 There is great detail in the depiction of the honeybees and Apis specifically。 I would use this book to teach children about the life of Honeybees and how important they are。 。。。more

Michelle ，

Beautiful art

Mid-Continent Public Library ，

Most people sitting down to dinner don't realize the important role honeybees played in preparing that meal。 Here's a surprising fact: one out of every three mouthfuls in the American diet is， in some way， a product of honeybee pollination--from fruits to nuts to vegetables。I always knew that bees were important， but this fact really got my attention。 This book is incredible。 The artwork by Eric Rohmann truly gives a close up look at the honey bee and the hive where life begins。 And the text by Most people sitting down to dinner don't realize the important role honeybees played in preparing that meal。 Here's a surprising fact: one out of every three mouthfuls in the American diet is， in some way， a product of honeybee pollination--from fruits to nuts to vegetables。I always knew that bees were important， but this fact really got my attention。 This book is incredible。 The artwork by Eric Rohmann truly gives a close up look at the honey bee and the hive where life begins。 And the text by Candace Fleming provides so many great facts within the text。 By the end of her life， Apis Mellifera has visited thirty thousand flowers， collected enough nectar to make one-twelfth of a teaspoon of honey。 That is why we need so many honey bees！ At the back of the book there is a detailed diagram of a honey bee with all the parts labeled and explained as well as a section entitled "Helping Out Honeybees。" We can all help out by planting bee-friendly flowers like cone flowers （I have some in my yard。） and buying honey produced locally。 *Review by Darla from Red Bridge* 。。。more

Lester ，

This is a FANTASTIC book！！ For all ages。。everyone。Very detailed。。every page a work of art and words！！The author doesn't 'talk down' to anyone。。great terminology explained simply。This is a book I will purchase for myself and granddaughter。Thank you so much Candace Fleming and Eric Rohmann。（now I am looking forward to the Giant Squid book！） This is a FANTASTIC book！！ For all ages。。everyone。Very detailed。。every page a work of art and words！！The author doesn't 'talk down' to anyone。。great terminology explained simply。This is a book I will purchase for myself and granddaughter。Thank you so much Candace Fleming and Eric Rohmann。（now I am looking forward to the Giant Squid book！） 。。。more

Mikayla Irwin ，

A great book to read in the classroom！

Darla ，

Most people sitting down to dinner don't realize the important role honeybees played in preparing that meal。 Here's a surprising fact: one out of every three mouthfuls in the American diet is， in some way， a product of honeybee pollination--from fruits to nuts to vegetables。I always knew that bees were important， but this fact really got my attention。 This book is incredible。 The artwork by Eric Rohmann truly gives a close up look at the honey bee and the hive where life begins。 And the text by Most people sitting down to dinner don't realize the important role honeybees played in preparing that meal。 Here's a surprising fact: one out of every three mouthfuls in the American diet is， in some way， a product of honeybee pollination--from fruits to nuts to vegetables。I always knew that bees were important， but this fact really got my attention。 This book is incredible。 The artwork by Eric Rohmann truly gives a close up look at the honey bee and the hive where life begins。 And the text by Candace Fleming provides so many great facts within the text。 By the end of her life， Apis Mellifera has visited thirty thousand flowers， collected enough nectar to make one-twelfth of a teaspoon of honey。 That is why we need so many honey bees！ At the back of the book there is a detailed diagram of a honey bee with all the parts labeled and explained as well as a section entitled "Helping Out Honeybees。" We can all help out by planting bee-friendly flowers like cone flowers （I have some in my yard。） and buying honey produced locally。 。。。more

Heather ，

2021 Robert F。 Sibert Medal Winner

elstaffe ，

The first pages of this book are text that leaps to be set to music。 Hummmmmm"One summer morning deep in the nest，a brand-new honeybee squirms， pushes， chewsthrough the wax cap of her solitary cell and into。。。a teeming， trembling flurry。Hummmmmm！ The first pages of this book are text that leaps to be set to music。 Hummmmmm"One summer morning deep in the nest，a brand-new honeybee squirms， pushes， chewsthrough the wax cap of her solitary cell and into。。。a teeming， trembling flurry。Hummmmmm！ 。。。more

Delaney Howerton ，

This book is a nonfiction book about the life of a Honeybees。 This is to inform students on what Honeybee's job is and how they grow and develop。 The theme of this book is to grow and develop as you are destined too。 I feel like this would be a great book for students to read due to expanding their knowledge on the life cycle of a bee。 This would be informational for students to be familiar with and know what happens during the cycle of a bee。 This book is a nonfiction book about the life of a Honeybees。 This is to inform students on what Honeybee's job is and how they grow and develop。 The theme of this book is to grow and develop as you are destined too。 I feel like this would be a great book for students to read due to expanding their knowledge on the life cycle of a bee。 This would be informational for students to be familiar with and know what happens during the cycle of a bee。 。。。more

Jessica Johnson ，

I really enjoyed this book when I read it。 This would be of interest to 3rd and 4th-grade students and they would learn a lot from the book。 I would definitely read this book to my class because it would keep them engaged and asking some questions or making connections。

Melissa Gaither ，

Candace Fleming won the Robert F。 Sibert Medal with her book Honeybee。 The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera。 This book was selected for the Texas Bluebonnet Master List and was a finalist for the AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books。 This book was illustrated by Eric Rohmann and is an Orbis Pictus Honor Book。 Honeybee is an informative picture book for children ages six to nine years old。 It is recommended for children in grades one through four。 However， pre-school-age children wou Candace Fleming won the Robert F。 Sibert Medal with her book Honeybee。 The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera。 This book was selected for the Texas Bluebonnet Master List and was a finalist for the AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books。 This book was illustrated by Eric Rohmann and is an Orbis Pictus Honor Book。 Honeybee is an informative picture book for children ages six to nine years old。 It is recommended for children in grades one through four。 However， pre-school-age children would also benefit and enjoy learning about the bees’ life。 The honeybee’s life is broken down into days and the jobs she must do。 The information in this book is amazing。 Summertime bees only live for about thirty-five days， but they must accomplish much in their short lifetime。 Candance Fleming chronicles the honeybee from birth to death in this beautiful and realistically illustrated story。 At the end of this book， you will find a detailed diagram of the honeybee and more information about the honeybee。 Eric Rohmann illustrated this book with detailed and realistic pictures。 The bees look real enough to fly off the pages。 Erics’ interpretation of Candaces’ story was beautifully done。 I am giving this book five stars because the story was well written and illustrated。 。。。more

Gabriella Vivo ，

I love nature and bees so this book was really fascinating to me！ It kind of amazed me how much I learned about the common creatures I've taken for granted all my life when I read books like this or learn more about nature。 It is amazing to see all of the hard work that Honey bees do to keep their colonies afloat。 I love nature and bees so this book was really fascinating to me！ It kind of amazed me how much I learned about the common creatures I've taken for granted all my life when I read books like this or learn more about nature。 It is amazing to see all of the hard work that Honey bees do to keep their colonies afloat。 。。。more

Rebecca Duncan ，

the most anticipated event of her life is， and what other important jobs she has。 The book features vocabulary words that help kids learn more about the honeybee。 In the end， we learn how similar to humans， there is a beginning and an end。 We learn about the circle of life， which helps us appreciate and value all forms of life。

Penney Letbetter ，

delightful I’m really impressed with how well this tells the lifecycle of a Bee in such an entertaining way。 I learned a lot and can’t wait to use it with the second graders at my school as they study pollinators

Alex Husinko ，

Honeybee by Candance Flemming is an informational text that describes the life cycle of a honey bee。 The book begins with the start of a new baby honeybees birth and continues on to her transitions into each new level of life。 The honeybee’s job is described and characterized by the day of her life she is on。 Which helps to inform readers of the many jobs that bees do throughout their life depending on their age。 The author uses very descriptive words throughout the book which provides insight i Honeybee by Candance Flemming is an informational text that describes the life cycle of a honey bee。 The book begins with the start of a new baby honeybees birth and continues on to her transitions into each new level of life。 The honeybee’s job is described and characterized by the day of her life she is on。 Which helps to inform readers of the many jobs that bees do throughout their life depending on their age。 The author uses very descriptive words throughout the book which provides insight into what it is like to be a honey bee。 The author also repeats lines to show the importance of day 25， when the honey bee gets to leap from their nest and fly。 This book would be a great source to introduce students to the life cycle by using bees since they do not live very long （35 days）， but do specific jobs at each level。 The book， Honeybee would serve as a wonderful read aloud for either 3rd， 4th or 5th grade students 。 It could even be read independently by 5th grade students with help on some higher level vocabulary used in it。 You could use this book in the classroom for a science lesson when discussing the life cycle。 This book would help students to break down the life cycle and comprehend how each part can differ。 The life cycle is important for students to understand because it develops their understanding of the world and how the concepts of life， death， and birth come into play。 Another way that you could use this book in the classroom is to inform students about honeybees and why they are important。 I’m sure some students will mention how they got stung by a bee and that they want to kill them。 But this book would show them the jobs that these bees do in order to make honey。 It also is just good for students to know about different insects and how they benefit the world that we live in。 Overall this book is fantastic and is a great resource to use in elementary school classrooms。 I really liked how this book included the death of a honeybee， because a lot of times death is left out of children's literature。 I think that including this piece is important for younger children because it gives them the opportunity to express these feelings。 Instead of waiting to introduce the life cycle and that death does occur， when they are older and have been sheltered from realities。 。。。more

Lynn ，

Excellent story of honeybees and their life cycle beginning with when they hatch。 Illustrations are excellent。

Baylie ，

Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera is an information-packed story that takes us through the lifecycle of a summer honeybee。 This book reveals all of the jobs that honey bees do from their time of birth to their time of passing， making a surprise when told that their lifespan is only 35 days。 The author chooses to present us with the main character of an average honeybee that has been given the name Apis， which is short for their scientific name， Apis Mellifera。 The text is full of suspens Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera is an information-packed story that takes us through the lifecycle of a summer honeybee。 This book reveals all of the jobs that honey bees do from their time of birth to their time of passing， making a surprise when told that their lifespan is only 35 days。 The author chooses to present us with the main character of an average honeybee that has been given the name Apis， which is short for their scientific name， Apis Mellifera。 The text is full of suspense leaving the reader wondering what will happen next and when Apis might finally fly， making it very engaging。 After reading the text， I was excited to have found it to use in my classroom！This informational text would be appropriate to use as a read aloud or independent read for the upper grades of third through fifth。 Using this text as a read aloud for third through fifth grade would give teachers a lot of information to work with regarding integrating other subjects， ultimately making it more useful as a read aloud than an independent read。 In the classroom， this book could be used to be incorporated into a science lesson about plants and pollination and factors that affect pollination which is most often animals including bees。 This book could also be used to give exercise identifying and explaining cause and effect relationships because we are walked through every aspect of the life of a honeybee so using this as a read aloud would allow students to either strengthen or practice their understanding of cause and effect relationships。 This can be done through questioning such as "why did Apis attack the bee entering the hive？" or "why do honey bees' bodies make flakes of white wax？" and questions such as these。 This book is a great example of informational text and would be a good option in introducing this genre to students because of how much you will learn from this relatively short book。 It not only has densely packed information， but it also provides amazing illustrations to give a visual for what is being said。 My main takeaway from this book is that it told information in the format of a regular story， making me excited to find new ways to implement this in my classroom。 。。。more

Elizabeth S ，

Fantastic art。 （Although for those of us who don't like creepy-crawlies， it is hard to see the apis so zoomed in。）Science facts。 At least it matches all the honeybee facts I've learned from other sources。Engaging。 Rather than listing facts， the information is presented as something of a story of a worker bee lifecycle。 And there are tricks to keep you engaged， such as building the anticipation for when the apis will finally fly。 Fantastic art。 （Although for those of us who don't like creepy-crawlies， it is hard to see the apis so zoomed in。）Science facts。 At least it matches all the honeybee facts I've learned from other sources。Engaging。 Rather than listing facts， the information is presented as something of a story of a worker bee lifecycle。 And there are tricks to keep you engaged， such as building the anticipation for when the apis will finally fly。 。。。more

Alyssa Eddy ，

（Young Hoosier Intermediate 2022-2023）This was very informative， but I didn’t like the way some of the pages combined text and pictures。

Ann ，

Illustrations are very detailed and realistic。 Not one I would suggest as a read-a-loud。 It has quite a bit of text per page and the language is accurate， but a bit technical。 Great for kids into science and bugs。 There is even a diagram of the parts of a bee as well as a section on how we can help bees in the wild in the back。It goes through the life cycle of a bee so the bee does die。 If your kid is sensitive to that be prepared。 Texas Topaz List Grades K-2

Caitlin ，

A deceptively simple book with startlingly lovely illustrations of honeybees throughout their lives， this is an excellent introduction to bees。 It covers the bee's entire life cycle， from birth to death， which could trigger some interesting conversations with students or other young readers。 This would be a terrific addition to any earth science or nature lesson plan， and is generally just a great book。 A deceptively simple book with startlingly lovely illustrations of honeybees throughout their lives， this is an excellent introduction to bees。 It covers the bee's entire life cycle， from birth to death， which could trigger some interesting conversations with students or other young readers。 This would be a terrific addition to any earth science or nature lesson plan， and is generally just a great book。 。。。more

Patty Parker ，

I love books that share facts without you even realizing you are learning。 Beautiful pictures and a storytelling way of explaining the life of a honey bee。

Amy Henricks ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera is an informational text written by Candace Fleming and illustrated by Eric Rohmann。 The book follows the life of a single honeybee and details the many jobs she takes part in to keep the hive running。 These jobs include cleaning， nursing， queen tending， comb building， guarding， and eventually flying。 The book features many facts about honeybees while still following a narrative story structure that keeps the reader engaged and eager to find out what hap Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera is an informational text written by Candace Fleming and illustrated by Eric Rohmann。 The book follows the life of a single honeybee and details the many jobs she takes part in to keep the hive running。 These jobs include cleaning， nursing， queen tending， comb building， guarding， and eventually flying。 The book features many facts about honeybees while still following a narrative story structure that keeps the reader engaged and eager to find out what happens next。 Fleming uses poetic language in the book that flows very naturally when reading。 The illustrations in the book are spectacularly done。 They are very detailed and give the reader a realistic perspective of what it is like inside a honeybee hive。 I believe this is an appropriate book for 3-5 grade students to read independently or for this book to be shared in a whole-class read aloud。 If students were reading this book independently， they would be able to pull out information about honeybees and create a list of facts learned from the book。 I could easily see students being interested in this book in a whole-class read aloud。 Because the book still follows a narrative structure， the students will want to see Apis the honeybee succeed and eventually be able to fly and collect pollen and other resources for the hive。 This book could be used in the classroom to work with a science lesson。 Incorporating science and literacy together is one of the best ways to help give students the resources to build background knowledge on a certain topic。 Students could read this book and pull out facts before engaging in a science lesson that focuses on honeybees and how they impact the environment。 The illustrations in the book are also very accurate depictions of what honeybees look like so this book would not create any misconceptions。 What resonated with me the most about this book was how it was an informational text， but it still sparked many emotions like a fictional story would。 By the end of the book， I felt sad when Apis completed her lifespan。 When going into the book， I expected to learn some facts about honeybees but did not expect to see a complete story and feel so many emotions。 I think students will be surprised by this too and really enjoy this book。 。。。more

Tori Rumschlag ，

Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera by Candace Fleming is an informational picture book about the life of a worker bee in a hive。 It walks through all of the roles of bees in the hive， and the pictures are highly realistic。 Though this is a wordy book， it is full of good information - thus why it won the Robert E。 Sibert Informational Book Medal。

Jared Pangier ，

My （now） five-year-old daughter has been fascinated by bees for as long as I can remember。 We spent a lot of time researching the way bees make honey， she sat through the BEE MOVIE， and now we just read Honeybee。 Honestly， all we needed was this book。 It tells the life of a Honeybee in detail that is not boring but fascinating。 The story construction is cyclical and the author doesn't fail to leave out how much work bees must do to create just one tiny spoonful of honey。 My daughter said she wou My （now） five-year-old daughter has been fascinated by bees for as long as I can remember。 We spent a lot of time researching the way bees make honey， she sat through the BEE MOVIE， and now we just read Honeybee。 Honestly， all we needed was this book。 It tells the life of a Honeybee in detail that is not boring but fascinating。 The story construction is cyclical and the author doesn't fail to leave out how much work bees must do to create just one tiny spoonful of honey。 My daughter said she would give this book 6 stars out of 5 :） Me， too！ 。。。more

Celeste Shadlow ，

The images are beautiful and the story is great。 I learned so much on every page。 It was entertaining， emotional and informative。 Save the bees！

Haley Secrest ，

This book received many awards including honors for Notable Children's Books and the Orbis Pictus Award。 It highlights the life cycle of the bee and makes one truly appreciate nature in all it's glory。 I Especially enjoyed the detailed pictures in this book。 This book received many awards including honors for Notable Children's Books and the Orbis Pictus Award。 It highlights the life cycle of the bee and makes one truly appreciate nature in all it's glory。 I Especially enjoyed the detailed pictures in this book。 。。。more

Iris ，

Wow， the illustrations are amazingly detailed。 Readers will get a beautiful close-up of bee anatomy。 You get to see the lifespan of a bee， eagerly anticipating when the bee will get to fly outside and gather nectar。 But this book first takes you through all the aspects of a worker bee’s life。 It was fun to learn about how worker bees look after larvae， feed the queen， process nectar， repair the wax honeycomb， and defend the hive against intruders。 When the bee finally gets to leave the hive， the Wow， the illustrations are amazingly detailed。 Readers will get a beautiful close-up of bee anatomy。 You get to see the lifespan of a bee， eagerly anticipating when the bee will get to fly outside and gather nectar。 But this book first takes you through all the aspects of a worker bee’s life。 It was fun to learn about how worker bees look after larvae， feed the queen， process nectar， repair the wax honeycomb， and defend the hive against intruders。 When the bee finally gets to leave the hive， there is a gorgeous four page spread， worthy of being framed and hung on the wall。 We follow the bee until it’s last moments and see the cycle continue with the hatching of a new bee。 There is additional information at the end including recommended further reading and online resources。 。。。more

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