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I was fascinated by this book! Beekeeping and the bee community in general is so interesting and crucial. This is a great way to simply discuss bees and their importance.

This educational book is fantastic for learning more about honeybees and their safe removal. Not only is there an abundance of important information, but the photos to go along with it really help young readers grasp a good understanding.
I love how this book really shows the hard work that goes into safely moving bees from locations they shouldn't be. Honeybees are so important and this book helps you understand just how important it is that you only allow a professional to do this job.
In my opinion, the best part of this book is the photos. I really appreciated the photos of the equipment, the step-by-step bee removal process, and the close-ups of the bees and the combs. Not only do the photos add to the education, but they are also beautiful.
The book layout is also very appealing to children. It's like a scrapbook-style book. The way the pictures are placed and labelled is great. Having it done this way is perfect for sharing a lot of information but not in large, overwhelming paragraphs.
I think this should be a book in every classroom.

A delightful book in the style of a colorful scrapbook that helps the reader feel like they were on a field trip!

On-point text and interviews as well as beautiful photographs show a wild-built beehive (in danger), and how a specialist carefully transfers the wild hive and bees to a safer hive box.

The information is thorough (I learned a couple of things), and the book as a whole is so well done, it feels exciting and fresh!

Readers will be motivated to protect and help these fascinating creatures, and view bee handlers with more awe for the important work they do. Recommended ages are 5-8 years; I suggest 5 to adult.

5/5 Stars

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Pages: 40
Full color pages

I really enjoyed this book, and would highly recommend. It is detailed enough to captivate a reader who does already know something about bees (adults and children) and appeals to children's innate sense of wanting to help out animals big and small. I appreciated the real pictures and diagrams especially the one about the bee vacuum. The interview with the bee rescuer was also a great addition to the book. The Further Reading section is also appreciated with great recommendations.

We all must save the bees so what a great way to introduce this to children - ideal for those of primary school age! I myself didn’t know as much as I thought I did about bees so this is suitable for adults also. I also liked that this is a true story with actual photos! A good amount of detail without being too much!

This children's nonfiction book tells the story of a beekeeper and the important role bees play in our world. Using real photos and the story of a real beekeeper, this story is perfect for children who learn through visuals and story telling. The information in the pages is very interesting and important. As a grade 3 teacher I could definitely see this book in my classroom library. With about 1 paragraph per page the text will be manageable for children and the pictures will also help with comprehension. I would definitely recommend this book for teachers and families of children in the 4-10 age range. Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this book!

"The hum of bees is the voice of the garden" (Elizabeth Lawrence). In this story however, the garden belongs to Mr. Connery, a bee keeper. This is a true story of how the honey bees were rescued by Mr. Connery, a bee keeper and his friend, Mr. Nelson,a bee rescuer.

This book is a very educational book, my first introduction into the job of a bee rescuer and bees rescuing in general. The story is rather engaging as it is told in the form of a short,real life drama or a sketch in story-telling style,aided by several beautifully shot photographs (complete with arrows as pointers,to educate the readers through show and tell style ).

The story started by showing a photograph of Mr. Connery (as a way of introducing the main characters in the story just as the book title intended, 'a backyard drama') and his ramshackle barn. Then the story continues on by telling the readers that few days ago,while on the way to his vegetable garden, he noticed a buzzing sound coming from his barn and so, he went to investigate. From the barn's window, he saw a colony of honeybees that has just moved in!. From there, he realised that one of the bee hives in his garden has become overpopulated/overcrowded,which explains the swarm in his barn.

The book then gives a definition of swarming which i find fascinating as it explains on how the bees overcame the overcrowding problem in their hives by splitting their colony into two separate groups of the old and the new, complete with another new queen, where the old group had to move out and search for another place to stay.

In the next scene, comes in the second main character's part which is Mr. Nelson,the bee rescuer, when Mr. Connery called him to help remove the bees swarm in his barn.As a result, the two men concocted a plan on the bee's removal where the bees will be relocated back into a new hive. Now that's where the real challenge begin as it takes a lot of hard work,endurance and patience to remove the bees and each work needs to be done gently and with proper care as to not upset or shock the bees and disturbing their environment.

Overall, this is a very fascinating read as well as educational. I never imagine what a lot of work it takes and how time consuming it is to remove and relocate the bees back into their homes.

The story is also very inspiring and eye-opening, as it tells about the dedication of two men who are willing to take such a risky yet very important job, that is saving the bees from being exterminated by people when they inhabit people's homes. As mentioned by Mr. Nelson himself in the interview section, a childhood experience of a friend being stung by bees when he and his friends were poking at a bees swarm, was the starting point of his involvement in bees rescuing where instead of letting the entire colony being killed by the angry mother of his friend,he chose to call the bee keepers for help.

His wise and quick thinking action, not only saves the entire bee colony but also nature and the future of humans as well as the earth needs bees to thrive and to survive as they make up as one of the most important pollinators on earth. "The way humanity manages or mismanages its nature-based assets, including pollinators, will in part define our collective future in the 21st century. The fact is that of the 100 crop species that provide 90 percent of the world's food, over 70 are pollinated by bees" (Achim Steiner, Executive Director UN Environment Programme).

Once again, i thank Charlesbridge for another wonderful learning experience through this book. I'd most definitely be looking out for more books by this author as well.

Loree Griffin Burns does it again with a beautiful and interesting story about moving a colony of honeybees from one place to another. Readers will be surprised and impressed with the ingenuity of the humans as well as the bees. This will be a great addition to any collection.

This is an educational book about honeybees, their living environment, and the process of rescuing bees that need to be relocated. I like the color photographs because they allow a true view into the daily lives of the honeybees and their living environment. Furthermore, the rescuing sequence is shown in a step-by-step fashion.

I found the detailed information about the jobs of the beekeeper and bee rescuer fascinating. I was surprised to learn that bees are not likely to sting you if treated gently.

I would estimate that this book is written for elementary aged children. It could easily be used in a classroom environment in various learning modules. A fieldtrip to see an actual bee rescue could be an integral part of this learning process.

I appreciate the author’s dedication in teaching about honeybees and the rescue process. I would like to see more about the bee life cycle. Maybe this could be the subject of another edition.

I appreciate the listing of references to be used for further research on this topic.

I look forward to reading other children’s books published by this author and wish her many successes in the future.

I received this advanced reader’s copy from the author Loree Griffin Burns, Charlesbridge Publishing, and NetGalley. This is a voluntary review, and all comments and opinions are entirely my own.

This might have been a children's book, but I enjoyed it. There was a lot of information that I was not aware of. The publisher should open the marketing of this one to adults too.

This is a really cute book on true honeybee rescue. The pictures in it are actual pictures, not illustrations, which I wasn't expecting! It tells the story of a true bee colony rescue from some's garage into new hive boxes. There is also a Q&A with the bee rescuer as well as a glossary and other neat info at the end! I'd recommend for this for kids 7 and up only because there are more complex sentences and longer paragraphs of information. Overall, a very good book on bee rescue!

Are you or your little ones curious about honeybees, their hives and swarms?

Loree Griffin Burns invites you to come on a bee rescue mission with beekeeper, Mr. Connery and bee-rescuer, Mr. Nelson. She’ll show you photos of everything she discusses and will overlay each photo with the necessary arrows and information to make sure you see what she’s explaining. She’ll show you the inside of a hive and explain it, show you what a swarm looks like and why honeybees swarm, show you step-by-step how they move a hive and the machine, the honeybee sucker-upper vacuum. Like the ending of any good field trip, she takes questions in the form of an interview and provides keen readers with a glossary of terms.

Why is this a five-star book? Well, it’s written by someone who has been studying, reading about and keeping honeybees for ten years. She has relied on first-hand observations, photographs, field notes from bee-rescue adventures and then has backed it up with research on honeybee biology, hive building and rescuing. Told through the eyes of a honeybee rescuer, her descriptions are easy enough for the youngest child to understand and her photos are clearly labelled. Most of all, Loree is acutely aware of her audience - inquisitive little minds! She knows exactly what is going through their minds and anticipates then addresses each question; why did they form there? Why are the boxes piled up there? Why do they need to be moved? What is a swarm? What does the inside of that sucker-upper look like?

The educator in me is jumping for joy at such a stellar book coming across my desk! This addition to Scientists In The Field is one parents and educators alike will cherish and need on their bookshelf. Nature lovers and young scientists will definitely be abuzz learning how to keep honeybees safe. This is a field trip like no other!!!

I was gifted this advance copy by Loree Griffin Burns, Charlesbridge, and NetGalley and was under no obligation to provide a review.