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When an old woman returns from an unexpected absence with an unusual infant and a swarm of bees, and insists on keeping both, her family adopts the child, and Simonopio grows up surrounded by bees and brings change to the entire region.

A mysterious killer is wiping out beekeepers' honey makers at a rate of 30 to 50 percent each year. Countries all over the world have had entire honeybee colonies vanish. If this disappearing act continues, the global food supply will be in great danger.

Guy Trilby is a 40-year-old who finds a loophole in the rules of The Golden Quill national spelling bee and decides to cause trouble by hijacking the competition. While reporter Jenny Widgeon attempts to discover his true motivation, Guy finds himself forging an unlikely alliance with a competitor: awkward ten-year-old Chaitanya Chopra, who is completely unfazed by Guy's take-no-prisoners approach to life.

Papa Bear tries to teach Small Bear how to find honey in a honey tree.

A love poem from a father to his two sons, and a tribute to the bees that pollinate the foods we love to eat.

The funny, endearing insect pals find a way to be more than fair-weather friends in a second early chapter book from Megan McDonald and G. Brian Karas. "Brrrr!" The leaves are off the trees, and frost is on the ground. It's time for bugs to hunker down and hide out for the winter. But Ant isn't ready to hunker down. Ant isn't ready to be "all by herself" for months on end. The thought of a long chilly season without her best friend, Honey Bee, is...

"When his normally strong spelling skills are challenged by a bad case of nerves during an exciting Brewster Elementary spelling bee, Henry Heckelbeck uses magic to cope, only to trigger unexpected mayhem"--

The fourth edition of this comprehensive beekeeper's handbook provides new and updated information throughout including new information on important contemporary issues such as Colony Collapse Disorder, Africanized honey bees and bee mite control. Packed with detailed illustrations and step-by-step instructions, this guide provides beginner and experienced beekeepers with the fundamentals of bee theory as well as practical information on hive construction,...

"A sweet picture book to boost our self-esteem and fly high! Join Little Bizzy as she shows the world how we can stop doubting our actions and reach our fullest potential. Little Bizzy is smaller than all the other bees, but she’s very capable. She easily collects twice as much pollen as her friends. But Bizzy dreams of greater things. She wants to fly high in the sky with the birds! Of course, the others don’t believe it, but Bizzy knows that...

Little witch Cordelia loves to spell, but can she beat the long-time champion in the Witchy Spelling Bee?