Flight of the Honey Bee (Read and Wonder)

by Raymond Huber

Other authorsBrian Lovelock (Illustrator)

Paperback, 2015

Status

Checked out

Due 2024-06-15

Genres

Nonfiction

Publication

Candlewick (2015), Edition: Reprint, 32 pages

Description

Demonstrates how Scout the bee searches for nectar to sustain her hive and pollinates flowers to produce seeds and fruits.

User reviews

LibraryThing member sroslund

Scout the honey bee embarks on her first search mission to seek out pollen and bring it back to her hive before the long, cold winter comes. She buzzes over acres of earth, dodging predators and pushing through strong winds, but will her instincts and quick reflexes ensure a safe trip home? Raymond

Huber's story of a little honey bee setting out on her own for the first time may be simple, but it's also an important lesson in both the imperative role bees play in our environment and the big difference even one member of a group can make to the whole. Huber's language is descriptive and gorgeously reminiscent of the bee's flight itself, "Scout flies swift and straight as an arrow. The wind buffets her, ruffling the fine hairs on her face, but she keeps on steadily and rides out the rapids" (p. 10). Every page also offers facts about bumble bees and their behavior in italics below the narrative. Brian Lovelock's watercolor, acrylic ink, and colored pencil illustrations are bright and bold; reader's will almost feel the warmth and comfort inside the golden hive. He expertly uses sweeping lines and strategically-placed paint flecks to communicate movement and drama. There are basic references to reproduction and fertilization. Includes an introduction, index, and paragraphs about the author and illustrator. Recommended.

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LibraryThing member cindyavgi

This book introduces Scout the honey bee as she goes off to find honey and pollen to bring back to her hive so that the other bees don't starve when winter comes. She buzzes across the land and dodges enemies. Children will relate to Raymond Huber's story of a little honey bee setting out on her

own for the first time. It's important for them to understand that we need bees in our environment . Huber's uses descriptive language so that the reader can picture the bee flying around.

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LibraryThing member DebbieMcCauley

Finalist in the non-fiction category of the 2014 New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. This book caught my eye with it's absolutely gorgeous illustrations. Brian Lovelock has done an outstanding job. However, in my opinion, the text lets the book down. It just seems to fall

flat. I think that more of the factual information in the story would have been better in fact boxes and more thought put into the creation of the story itself. Also, the facts that do appear on each page would have been better placed into a fact box as in places they look like part of the story and children could easily become confused. This book has so much potential, just more work needed.

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LibraryThing member kdufrene

This book takes you on a journey with a female bee named Scout. Each page has a fact about bees along with Scout's journey. In Scout's journey we see what its like to travel to the flowers, fight off wasps, the different types of bees, and the job of the queen bee. This book is informative about

bees and what we can do to help them. I would read this book to students in a science class or during Earth week.

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LibraryThing member Sullywriter

A great introduction to what honey bees do told through the perspective of a bee at work. Engaging, informative and handsomely illustrated.

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