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Language
English
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Flora 717 is a sanitation worker, a member of the lowest caste in her orchard hive. A feat of bravery grants her access to the Queen's inner sanctum, where she discovers mysteries about the hive that are both profound and ominous. Her deepest instincts to serve and sacrifice are overshadowed by a greater power - a fierce maternal love that bring her into conflict with her conscience, her heart and her society, and lead her to perform unthinkable deeds....
2) Bear and Bee
Author
Series
Bear and Bee volume 1
Publisher
Disney Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A hungry bear discovers that bees are not terrible monsters who never share their honey.
Author
Series
Bear and Bee volume 2
Publisher
Disney Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Bear wants to have fun with his friend Bee, but Bee is too busy.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Honeybee and Horsefly have a fight that results in each of them losing a wing and being forced to walk, but when they are both captured by hungry Bullfrog their only hope of escape is to work together.
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
In the Dominican Republic, a boy who dreams of playing professional professional baseball in the United States crosses paths with a young environmentalist from Minneapolis who is passionate about saving bees.
Author
Series
Genius factor volume 2
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Sixth-grade genius Nate Bannister, with his talking car Betsy and super-powered pets Bosper the Scottish terrier and Sir William the gull, teams up with his friend Delphine to stop the Red Death Tea Society from unleashing angry bees on the city of Polt.
Author
Series
Friendship garden volume 4
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Reluctantly participating in a Friendship Garden summer program themed around flowers and insects, bug-hating Anna learns the important role of bees in gardens from a local beekeeper, who encourages her to join efforts to stop the progression of colony collapse disorder.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Julie Carrick Dalton's The Last Beekeeper is a celebration of found family, an exploration of truth versus power, and the triumph of hope in the face of despair. "Fans of Delia Owens will swoon to find their new favorite author." (Hank Phillippi Ryan) It's been more than a decade since the world has come undone, and Sasha Severn has returned to her childhood home with one goal in mind-find the mythic research her father, the infamous Last Beekeeper,...
Author
Series
Climate novels volume 1
Publisher
Touchstone
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"In the spirit of Station Eleven and Never Let Me Go, this dazzling and ambitious literary debut follows three generations of beekeepers from the past, present, and future, weaving a spellbinding story of their relationship to the bees--and to their children and one another--against the backdrop of an urgent, global crisis. England, 1852. William is a biologist and seed merchant, who sets out to build a new type of beehive--one that will give both...
12) The Honeys
Author
Publisher
PUSH
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
"Mars has always been the lesser twin, the shadow to his sister Caroline's radiance. But when Caroline dies under horrific circumstances, Mars is propelled to learn all he can about his once-inseparable sister who'd grown tragically distant. Mars's genderfluidity means he's often excluded from the traditions--and expectations--of his politically-connected family. This includes attendance at the prestigious Aspen Conservancy Summer Academy where his...
13) Honey roasted
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Clare Cosi is busy as a bee planning her honeymoon when murder buzzes into the Village Blend in this all-new mystery in the beloved New York Times bestselling Coffeehouse Mysteries by Cleo Coyle. While struggling to find a romantic (and affordable) destination for her upcoming honeymoon, coffeehouse manager Clare Cosi whips up a honey of a drink made from honey-processed coffee. Clare plans to serve her outstanding new Honey-Cinnamon Latte at her...
Author
Series
Misadventures of Salem Hyde volume 1
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Frequently admonished for her impulsive behavior, Salem Hyde, a young witch, ignores long lectures by her dignified animal companion and enters a spelling competition at school only to discover that the "spelling" involves words instead of magic.
15) Pass it on!
Author
Publisher
Blue Apple Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Bee's friend Cow is stuck in a fence and asks for his help, so Bee tells Frog about Cow's predicament and asks him to "Pass it on!", causing a series of misunderstandings that, at last, brings the help Cow needs.
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