Kid Review: Bees (Earth’s Smallest Superheroes (Real-Life Reads) By Alix Wood

 

About This Book:

Packed with science, this title is a celebration of these striped, fuzzy, and busy insect superheroes that will introduce readers to the fascinating and complicated lives of bees.
Using stunning photos, 3D artwork, and microscope imagery, peer into the hidden worlds of honeybees, bumblebees, and solitary bees. These tiny creatures may be small, but without these buzzing superheroes, humans could not exist on Earth.
  • Meet some VERY unusual bee species
  • Discover how bees help pollinate many of the food plants that humans rely on
  • Go on a foraging flight with a bee and see up close how she gathers nectar and then turns it into honey
  • See inside a bees’ nest and learn about bee life cycles
  • Learn how bees are essential to habitats and ecosystems everywhere
  • And find out why Earth’s bees are in trouble and what we can all do to help them
A high-interest, nonfiction read for fans of wildlife and factual books, with lots of fun and some cool superhero references.

*Review Contributed By Olivia Farr, Staff Reviewer*

fun and educational read about bees

 

BEES (EARTH’S SMALLEST SUPERHEROES) is an engaging and educational read all about Bees. The story includes different topics with themes for each page spread, along with informative text and images/photographs.

What I loved: This is a really informative and educational read with a lot of cool facts about bees. The book covers some of their qualities that make them superheroes (such as helping with a lot of the food we eat) and their special eyesight and wings. It also dives into their hives, social structures, threats to their survival, and more. Children can learn a lot about bees throughout the book!

The photographs and illustrations are really well done throughout, with a lot of really detailed up-close images that seem truly impressive! The information is well-organized and keeps readers interested throughout. Backmatter includes a glossary for understanding new words.

Final verdict: BEES (EARTH’S SMALLEST SUPERHEROES) is an engaging nonfiction read that curious children will really get into with plenty of cool facts and photographs!

 

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