Bee & Me
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Product Description
Ages 4 and up.When a young boy discovers a bee trapped in his bedroom he hides for fear of being stung. But when the amiable bee frantically explains all that bees do, the boy comes to understand how good things come in different packages: "Bees make honey. That much we know. Bees also spread pollen, which makes all things grow." The subject of honeybees' mysterious dwindling population throughout the world has been a growing concern in the news in recent years. Bee and Me brings the critical importance of bees to light for young children through the innovative, full color process of ANIMOTION in an engaging story of friendship and understanding. Bee and Me will charm readers while providing valuable information about how important bees are to sustainable agriculture. Bee and Me is sure to fascinate, entertain and engage readers of all ages. Features: * Unique animated windows on almost every spread enhancing the action of the story. The first time ever that such a technique has been applied in full color through the ANIMOTION process. * Enchanting full color illustrations. * Special appendix full of fun and important bee facts.
Spotlight Customer Reviews:
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Annoying
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My mom got this for my 2-year old son because of the 5-star reviews on Amazon. The one positive I can say is that it has some great information about bees and their importance - but that's at the end of the book and not part of the story. Personally, I really dislike this book. The artwork just doesn't look quite right (the dog's features look bizarre, as do the boy's, and the bees try to be cute but aren't), the story/rhyming is silly rather than smart, and the animation is irritating - who wants to look at patches of black and white bars with movement in between the lines? It's a beautiful, big book that begs to be picked up, but it just sits on our bookshelf. My son isn't interested in it and I never choose to read it to him either. There are so many great books with well-done pictures (latest fave: "Around the World with Mouk") I wouldn't waste my time or money on this one. I feel bad being so negative about it because I love books, but each time I see it I feel like I have to write a review because it's probably the least-favorite book we have.
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Wonderful Children's Book
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I purchased this book for my daughter for Christmas last year and it is by far, still one of her favorite books! She fell in love with this book at a local "toy store" but the price was unreasonable. I then came home and found the book on Amazon for $20 less than my local "toy store". I would recommend this book to anyone who has children.
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Fun Book!
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My daughter loves bees and the fact that they "move" in this book - she loves it!!!!
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For the Budding Environmentalist
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Bee and Me, by Elle McGuinness, is a heartwarming tale of a boy's chance encounter with honey bee. When one accidentally flies into his house and the two meet, the little boy learns just how important bees are. At first he is frightened, but the bee is friendly and explains that bees not only bring no harm to humans, but describes the dreary place the world would be without bees. The boy is somewhat transformed and the bee flies off happily. In the back of the book is a little fact section with interesting bee facts.
With lovely illustrations by Heather Brown, and Animotion (the images move when you turn the page--the dog runs, the bee flies, a flower blooms, etc.), Bee and Me is a sweet story that inspires appreciation for the natural world. My four year old son wants to read it over and over.
With Colony Collapse Disorder looming, I think this is a gentle way to impress upon our younger generations the symbiotic relationship we have with bees and nature. Bee and Me makes a great read for any budding environmentalist. Highly recommended.
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Bee & Me
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This book was purchased for preschool use (3-5 yrs). The children feared the bees in the playground, they would run and scream at the site of one. The illustration were child friendly and the animotion was what held their attention. They came to understand the importance of bees and learned that we can live without fear of them.
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