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"Olivia McAfee knows what it feels like to start over. Her picture-perfect life-living in Boston, married to a brilliant cardiothoracic surgeon, raising a beautiful son, Asher-was upended when her husband revealed a darker side. She never imagined she would end up back in her sleepy New Hampshire hometown, living in the house she grew up in, and taking over her father's beekeeping business. Lily Campanello is familiar with do-overs, too. When she...
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English
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Albert Honig's most constant companions have always been his bees. A never-married octogenarian, still residing in the house in which he was born, Albert makes a modest living as a beekeeper, just has his father and his father's father had done before him. Deeply acquainted with the ways and workings of the hives, he knows that bees dislike wool clothing and foul language; that the sweetest honey is made from the blooms of the eucalyptus; and that...
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Little Beach Street Bakery volume 1
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English
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Polly Waterford flees to the Cornish coast to escape a ruined relationship. To keep her mind off her troubles, she throws herself into her favorite hobby: making bread. But her relaxing weekend diversion quickly develops into a passion. As she pours her emotions into kneading and pounding the dough, each loaf becomes better than the last. Soon, Polly is working her magic with nuts and seeds, chocolate and sugar, and the local honey--courtesy of a...
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Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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"One part science, one part cultural history, and countless parts fascination, Bees celebrates the important role that these intriguing insects have played in our ecosystem throughout the ages. From Athena to Alexander the Great and from Egypt to Ethiopia, Bees explores different methods of beekeeping and uncovers the debt that humans owe this vital species. With beautifully accessible illustrations depicting everything from bee anatomy to the essentials...
10) Raising bees
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PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Living in large communities with thousands of members working together, honeybees spend their time gathering nectar and turning it into delicious honey. Beekeepers reap the benefits of this work, making use of bees' pollination of plants and creation of products such as wax and honey. They do so while helping conserve this important species. Readers will learn about beekeeping basics and the benefits of the practice.
11) The honey makers
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Morrow Junior Books
Pub. Date
1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Covers the physical structure of honeybees and how they live in colonies, as well as how they produce honey and are managed by beekeepers.
13) Honeybees
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Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces honeybees to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--
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Exploring our community volume 6
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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"A gentle and engaging look at honeybees and how they live in urban spaces. In this sixth book in the Exploring Our Community series, the five friends help their neighbor look after his backyard beehive. Along the way, they learn about how bees feed and pollinate; how bees build their hive; what happens inside a bee colony; how and why some bee populations are currently at risk; and much, much more. The book concludes with fun ideas for how to attract...
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Chelsea Green Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The author shares a charming and eloquent account of a return to noticing, to rediscovering a perspective on the world that had somehow been lost to her for decades, and to reconnecting with the natural world. With special care and attention to the plight of pollinators, including honeybees, bumblebees, and solitary bees, she shares fascinating details of the lives of flora and fauna.
17) Beehive
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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"An exploration of the life cycle of bees and how they construct hives and make honey."--
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Liveright
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Attracted to an artists' colony on a drought-stricken honey farm where residents are offered free room and board in exchange for hard labor, a wide-eyed poetry graduate falls for a fellow artist and begins to notice tensions linked to ominous events and her hostess's past.
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Flor faces problems at home while spending a summer working at her parents' store, partnering with former friend Candice for a pageant, and volunteering with a reclusive beekeeper. It's the summer before eighth grade and Flor is stuck at home and working at her family's mattress store, while her best friend goes off to band camp (probably to make new friends). It becomes even worse when she's asked to compete in the local honey pageant....
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