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Larkin, Shabazz

The Thing About Bees: A Love Letter

32 pp. | Readers to Eaters | August, 2019 | Trade ISBN 978-0-99804-779-9
(3) K-3 Larkin expresses love for his sons and for bees; in a poetic text addressing his kids, he admits that both the boys and the bees can sometimes be bothersome, but "we need [bees] just as much / as we need you." Mixed-media illustrations based partly on photos of Larkin and his family include loose diagrams showing the steps of pollination and a range of bee species from "kind" to "kinda mean." An unusual mix of science and, well, sweetness.
Reviewer: Shoshana Flax | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2020

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