While visiting a bee-keeping farm, Kate and Jeffrey see how honey is made, and identify the three kinds of bees in the hive. Children demonstrate how to catch and study insects. Relevant to agriculture. Children brainstorm examples of insects, read-along with audiocassettes, then do activities, recalling and applying information learned. They create their own insect and do further research.
Booklets have large print and many close-up colour photos.
The life cycle of the honey bee is described in this book. Shows the queen swarming, laying eggs, the larva, the cocoon, and queen bee larva. Good close-up photos, large print and simple text make this suitable for early grades. Companion book to Bees and Their Hive . The roles played by the three kinds of ants in an ant colony are highlighted in this book.