They Work

What a beautiful introduction to honeybees! The author does a wonderful job of explaining the many jobs that bees do, from feeding the larvae to gathering pollen to protecting their hive. The illustrations are simply stunning, with such a memorable, nostalgic feel to them.

All in all, this book is a great way to get kids interested in bees and create an awareness for just how much they do.

(Thank you to the author and NetGalley for providing me with a free eARC in exchange for an honest review.)

I will be purchasing this book immediately for my preschool class when it becomes available for our unit about bees and pollination!

The pictures are lovely and so descriptive of what the book is explaining.

My favorite part is the duel narrative, with a short story segment on each page, but then also a longer more descriptive and informative explanation. It gives the best of both worlds. There are days my class is only going to sit through a short story, but the pages are engaging enough that they will still be learning the basic concepts. But then if we have some questions or a class that is really engaged, we can go deeper and read the longer descriptions as well. It really adapts well for classroom use and multiple needs. And I always love a good bee book!

Thank you to NetGalley and Familius for allowing me to read and review this copy!

This is a beautiful children's picture book with realistic illustrations and factual information about honey bees. There is some larger text that portrays a simpler story for young children and smaller text that goes into more detail regarding the lives of honey bees. Even as an adult, I learned something new! I was especially impressed by the mention and illustration of pesticides causing bees harm as I believe this is such an important message to pass on to the youth. I also appreciated the illustration of how bees communicate their directions to others in the hive. There is evidently so much care and passion put into the production of this book.

This was such a beautiful kids story! My four kids and I cherished this! I loved every minute. It was beautifully done. Well done June! I was a preschool teacher for five years and wish I had this sweet story in my classroom.

This is such an important topic to teach kids about, and this book does it beautifully! Bees are such hard workers and an important part of our ecosystem and between the illustrations and facts, this book conveys this message to all of its readers! 🐝