bees

Scientists believe that the survival of bees is at risk. What has put bees at risk and should we care? Bees are responsible for pollinating about 70 of the 100 crops that feed 90% of the world. Without bees nearly half the world could starve. In this book, find out how scientists are working on ways to keep bees healthy.

Gary doesn't have any friends, bullies are constantly beating him up, and even his little sister doesn't like him, which is why he is so excited about exchanging bodies with another kid. But something horrible happens and he finds out his new body isn't human.

"Jay the blue jay has never learned to fly, which has never been a problem . . . until a crew of super cool birds touch down at the farm and invite him to play some super cool flying games. Now Jay needs to figure out how to fly--and fast--before he misses out on all the fun. Lucky for him, his best buds Pea and Bee know just what to do…"--Provided by publisher.

Dresden is cursed. He houses a hive of bees in his chest, which he can't stop from stinging people with psychosis-inducing venom. He has been this way for centuries--since he was eighteen and magic flowed through his homeland, corrupting its people. He follows a troupe of harbingers of death to a Midwest town marked for impending disaster. There, he encounters Essie, a seventeen-year-old girl who suffers from debilitating delusions and hallucinations.

Simply labeled illustrations of bees introduce readers to the numbers one to ten.

"Teaches readers how to tell the difference between bees and wasps through conversational . . . text and . . . images"--Provided by publisher.

"The . . . story of North America's native bees--an endangered species essential to our ecosystems and food supplies . . . Through interviews with farmers, gardeners, scientists, and bee experts . . . explores the importance of native bees and focuses on why they play a key role in gardening and agriculture"--Publisher.

" ... this user-friendly field guide shows what you can do to help protect our pollinators. The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation offers browsable profiles of 100 common flowers, herbs, shrubs, and trees that attract bees, butterflies, moths, and hummingbirds. The recommendations are simple: sow seeds for some plants - such as basil, rhododendron, and blueberries -and simply don't mow down abundant native species, including aster, goldenrod, and milkweed"--Amazon.com.

"Bentley the bee sends loving-kindness thoughts to others throughout his day, even when they are unkind to him, then teaches his friends how to practice this meditation technique themselves"--Provided by publisher.

"Amzin and his nomadic family rely upon the honey of the Moonflowers to keep them alive. When his family are taken ill, young Amzin is left to guide the bees to the Moonflowers. But their family are not the only ones who rely on these rare flowers for life"--OCLC.