The Horn Book Guide

SCIENCE

Burns, Loree Griffin

The Hive Detectives: Chronicle of a Honey Bee Catastrophe

66 pp. | Houghton | May, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-0-547-15231-8 $18.00

(2) 4-6 Scientists in the Field series. Photographs by Ellen Harasimowicz. In 2006–2007, a sudden drop in the number of honeybee colonies alarmed scientists. Burns tells the story as a dramatic scientific mystery, carefully leading readers through the unfolding of the crisis and attempts to solve it. Profiles of beekeepers and details about bees and honey making, along with gloriously crisp photographs, are interspersed throughout the main text. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2010