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32 pp.
| Soundprints |
July, 2000 |
TradeISBN 1-56899-820-1$$15.95
(3)
K-3Smithsonian's Backyard series.
Illustrated by
Kristin Kest.
In spring a bumblebee emerges from hibernation and finds a nest. Continuing with how bumblebees collect food and how the young larvae develop, the story sustains a natural narration without resorting to anthropomorphism. Large, smoothly executed bee's-eye paintings from both outside and inside the hive follow the action of the story. A note "about the bumblebee" adds context. Glos.