Stephen L Buchmann
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 6
Description
Enter a beehive - one part nursery, one part honey factory, one part queen bee inner sanctum - then fly and deserts where wildflowers bloom. It's fascinating - and delicious! Hailed fro their hard work and harmonious society, bees make possible life on earth as we know it. This fundamental link between bees and humans reaches beyond biology to our environment and our culture: bees have long played important roles in art, religion, leterture, and medicine...
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
Cultural history at its best-the engaging, lively, and definitive story of the beauty, sexuality, ecology, myths, lore, and economics of the worlds flowers, written by a passionately devoted author and scientist, and illustrated with his stunning photographs.Flowers, and the fruits that follow, feed, clothe, sustain, and inspire all humanity. They have done so since before recorded history. Flowers are used to celebrate all-important occasions, to...
3) The bee tree
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Appears on list
Description
In the rain forests of Malaysia, Nazam waits anxiously to climb the bee tree, proving that he is capable of succeeding his grandfather as leader of the traditional honey-hunting clan.
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Description
"They work hard, are devoted to family, love sex, and know the importance of a good piece of real estate. Honey bees, and the daily workings of their close-knit colonies, are one of nature's great miracles. And they produce one of nature's greatest edible bounties: honey. More than just a palate pleaser, honey was once an offering to the gods, a preservative, and a medicine whose sought-after curative powers were detailed in ancient texts . . . and...
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