When the Bees Buzzed Off!

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The story mixes between informative and fun, with sections of interesting facts, mixed with some light hearted dialogue from the different insects as they search for the bees who have gone missing. De Luca PA, Buchmann S, Galen C, Mason AC, Vallejo-Marín M. 2019. Does body size predict the buzz-pollination frequencies used by bees? Ecology and Evolution 9, 4875–4887. [ PMC free article] [ PubMed] [ Google Scholar] Josephson R, Ellington C. 1997. Power output from a flight muscle of the bumblebee Bombus terrestris. I. Some features of the dorso-ventral flight muscle. Journal of Experimental Biology 200, 1215–1226. [ PubMed] [ Google Scholar]

Calendula – Also known as Pot Marigold, this cheerful flower helps repel whiteflies, aphids and tomato worms. There is a lot of humour in the dialogue behind the smaller flaps which also give information about other insects and how they are different from bees. Stephen Bennett uses earthy colours for the illustrations and there is so much detail in the pictures. The story takes us through a variety of environments including a pond and the vegetable garden which is our favourite spread – we love the giant carrot tops. The sturdy cover with its cut outs shows the insects that are included in the book, it’s a fun story for introducing children to different kinds of insects.Heinrich B. 1972. Patterns of endothermy in bumblebee queens, drones and workers. Journal of Comparative Physiology 77, 65–79. [ Google Scholar]

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