The Beeman

by Laurie Krebs, Valeria Cis (Illustrator)

Overview

Find out where honey comes from as Grandpa the Beeman teaches the basics of beekeeping to his young grandson. This rhyming story includes 7 pages of educational endnotes full of essential facts about bees, beekeeping, honey, and the vital part that bees play in the natural world. Includes a honey muffin recipe on the final page!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781846862601
Publisher:	Barefoot Books
Publication date:	04/01/2009
Pages:	40
Sales rank:	197,899
Product dimensions:	9.90(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	NC630L (what's this?)
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

Laurie Krebs combines her love of children's literature with her enthusiasm for traveling, to create her wonderful picture books that bring readers all around the world. She lives in Virginia with her husband, Bill.

Valeria Cis has been drawing for as long as she can remember. She is a full-time illustrator who lives in Rosario, Argentina with her husband, Sebastian, and their son, Facundo and their little daughter, Olivia.

Editorial Reviews

"This charming book is visually enticing and just plain fun to read. The text conveys facts, but at the same time captures a larger understanding of and appreciation for nature” — School Library Journal

"This cozy intergenerational story will delight young readers as it educates them on these industrious insects" — ForeWord Magazine

"Peek inside the process, from beehive to honey, all while learning new vocabulary and facts about bees" – New York Botanical Garden

From the Publisher

A girl visits her beekeeping grandfather in The Beeman by Laurie Krebs, illus. by Melissa Iwai. The text-modeled after "The House That Jack Built"-introduces beekeeping equipment and hive hierarchy, and explains the harvesting of honey ("Here are the house bees/ with swift-moving wings/ that dry up the nectar/ a worker bee brings").

Publishers Weekly

A little girl learns about caring for hives of honey-making bees from her grandfather, the beeman. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

School Library Journal

A patterned rhyme introduces a beekeeper and his work. On double-page spreads, the acrylic paintings with a slightly distorted, oddly appealing perspective clearly illustrate the process of caring for honeybees, evidence of illustrator Cis's research for the project. Suited up like his beekeeping grandfather, the small boy telling the story helps quiet the hive with a smoker. When it is opened, he sees the queen, drones and workers inside. He watches his grandfather remove the frames, extract the honey and prepare the hives for winter. Finally, Grandmother's apple-and-honey muffins (recipe included) make the effort worthwhile. Dedicating her story to her beekeeping husband, Krebs describes the process simply for young listeners, highlighting important vocabulary which is defined in more detail in exposition for older readers at the end. The text was previously published by National Geographic with illustrations by Melissa Iwai in 2002. Libraries that don't own that version will welcome this attractive reissue. (Picture book. 3-7)

Kirkus Reviews