{"product_id":"begin-with-a-bee-hardcover","title":"Begin with a Bee - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLiza Ketchum\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJacqueline Briggs Martin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePhyllis Root\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Chicago Public Library's Best Informational Books for Younger Readers selection\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBegin with a Bee \u003c\/i\u003eand its story of the life of one queen bee, a rusty-patched bumblebee, teaches us not only about bees but also about our own responsibilities in the natural world\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy looking closely at the life cycle of one bee, Begin with a Bee helps readers of all ages understand and appreciate the contributions and significance of all bees. The life cycle of the rusty-patched bumblebee is a tale of wonder, the adventure of one queen bee who carries an entire colony of bees inside her tiny body. Her story begins in the spring when she emerges from a hole in the ground to search for pollen. She finds a nest, \"underground best,\" lays a few eggs, and seals them in pollen. All summer this single queen lays more eggs, and more worker bees hatch. They gather pollen and maintain the colony until next year's queen hatches in the fall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe queen bee's life unfolds through Claudia McGehee's captivating illustrations. The authors--three beloved and prolific writers of award-winning children's books--impart the poetry and basic science of the rusty-patched bumblebee, the first bee to appear on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Endangered Species list. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExtensive commentary at the end of the book offers suggestions for being a friend to bees as well as a good citizen of the natural world. It also introduces the native plants that bumblebees need for survival. \u003ci\u003eBegin with a Bee \u003c\/i\u003emight inspire a child (or any of us) to seek out, identify, even cultivate these essential flowers--and participate in the next chapter in the story of all bumblebees.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiza Ketchum is author of seventeen books for young people, including \u003ci\u003eThe Life Fantastic\u003c\/i\u003e, a YA historical novel. She was a founding faculty member at Hamline University's MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults Program, and her books have appeared on the ALA's Best Book lists and the New York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing. A citizen scientist volunteer, her articles about the natural world have appeared in newspapers and on public radio.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJacqueline Briggs Martin is author of twenty-one picture books for children, including \u003ci\u003eSnowflake Bentley\u003c\/i\u003e, a Caldecott medal winner in 1999. Her books \u003ci\u003eCreekfinding: A True Story\u003c\/i\u003e, which received a Green Earth Award for Environmental Writing for Children and a Riverby Award for exceptional natural history books for young readers, and \u003ci\u003eBim, Bam, Bop . . . and Oona\u003c\/i\u003e are published by University of Minnesota Press. In 2008 she received the Award for Excellence in Children's Literature from the Sterling North Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhyllis Root has written more than fifty books for children, including, also from Minnesota, \u003ci\u003eBig Belching Bog\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlant a Pocket of Prairie\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOne North Star\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Forest\u003c\/i\u003e, which won a National Outdoor Book Award. She has twice won the Riverby Award. \u003ci\u003eAunt Nancy and Old Man Trouble\u003c\/i\u003e won the Minnesota Book Award, \u003ci\u003eBig Momma Makes the World\u003c\/i\u003e won the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e Horn Book Award, and \u003ci\u003eLucia and the Light\u003c\/i\u003e was awarded a McKnight Fellowship. She has also written \u003ci\u003eSearching for Minnesota's Native Wildflowers: A Guide for Beginners, Botanists, and Everyone in Between \u003c\/i\u003e(Minnesota, 2018).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClaudia McGehee is author\/illustrator of eight picture books. She works in scratchboard, a unique medium that celebrates nature with lively, woodcut-like lines. Her historical fiction \u003ci\u003eMy Wilderness, an Alaskan Adventure\u003c\/i\u003e (Iowa Author Award) and her illustrations for \u003ci\u003eNorth Woods Girl\u003c\/i\u003e (Midwest Booksellers Choice Award) by Aimee Bissonette both received honors from the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute, and \u003ci\u003eA Tallgrass Prairie Alphabet\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Woodland Counting Book\u003c\/i\u003e received Moonbeam Gold and Midwest Booksellers Choice Awards. She also illustrated \u003ci\u003eCreekfinding: A True Story\u003c\/i\u003e by Jacqueline Briggs Martin (Minnesota, 2017). \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8.11 x 11.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 25, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47319314202873,"sku":"9781517908041","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/K0ZBODVxUldJMlZEM2dEUFBxUFNaUT09.webp?v=1769469915","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/begin-with-a-bee-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}