Review: not what I was hoping for
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 01 10, 2014
My husband keeps bees, so I'm always keeping my eyes open for books that will explain bees on a level our young children can understand. The pictures in this book are gorgeous, but the text was disappointing and reads like a poorly written essay.According to the book, bee "normally eat two things: nectar and pollen."  I can understand the author leaving out things like royal jelly and the sugar water provided by beekeepers, but leaving HONEY off the list? On a later page, it says that "Honey is the main source of food for the entire colony.I also don't understand why the author never mentioned the queen or her role in the hive, or how bees communicate with movement (the waggle dance) or how bees navigate with landmarks.... of course there's not room to include everything about bees in a picture book, but I was hoping for a lot more.