The Interactive Beehive: Explore a Beehive with flaps, wheels, color-changing words, and more!

by Ryan G. Van Cleave, Albert Pinilla (Illustrator)

Overview

Discover—and participate in—the inner workings of a beehive with this fully interactive book!

Step inside a beehive and join the hum of activity! The Interactive Beehive includes tons of flaps, foldout panels, touch-and-feel spots, wheels, and more to let you interact with the real-life work of honeybees.

Feel the texture of honeycomb; move a worker in her complicated dance as she communicates the location of a new patch of flowers; fan a bee's wings to maintain the hive's crucial temperature; and much more in this amazing exploration of bees and their importance to a healthy world. 

The fourth book in the award-winning Interactive Explorer series! Accolades for The Interaactive Constitution:

A 2021 Notable Social Studies Trade Book (NCSS-CBC)

Finalist, IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards: The Bill Fisher Award for Best First Book

“Both history geeks and casual students should easily ratify this one.”―Publishers Weekly 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781638193029
Publisher:	Bushel & Peck Books
Publication date:	04/07/2026
Series:	Interactive Explorer , #4
Pages:	16
Product dimensions:	10.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.00(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Ryan G. Van Cleave wrote his first poem at age five, and he’s been writing, reading, and loving poetry ever since. He earned a PhD in American literature with an emphasis in poetry and has taught at numerous colleges and universities. As The Picture Book Whisperer, he helps celebrities and high-profile clients write picture books and kidlit projects. He lives in Florida.

Albert Pinilla is a freelance illustrator based between Barcelona and Finland. He has worked for many publishers and companies including Editorial Casals, Editorial Sàpiens, Diset S.A, Goula, Editorial San Pablo, Descobrir, Namaka magazine, Editorial Mi Cuento, P/A/N, Capçalera, Davos Comunicación S.L, La Agencia de Publicidad S.A (Spain), Hannacroix Creek Books, Bookworks, Highlights magazine (U.S.), Petit Dimoni magazine (France), Headu Giochi (Italy), Igloo Books (United Kingdom), Schildts & Söderstrströms (Finland), and Akotek (Norway).