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Bee Dance

A simple text effectively uses high energy and a sense of drama to describe the work of honeybees. When a bee on patrol finds the “honeybee gold mine” of a prairie in bloom, he returns to the hive to tell the other bees where to go. Through an interpretive dance, diagrammed in the book, the bee communicates the location of and distance to the field of flowers. After collecting nectar and pollen, the forager bees deliver their bounty back to the hive at the day’s end. Bold cut-paper collage illustrations with pastel pencil details bring the small details of a bee’s world into clear view. A final page supplements the main text with a more detailed description of honeybee communication. ©2015 Cooperative Children's Book Center

Illustrated by Rick Chrustowski

Wisconsin author, Wisconsin illustrator

Rick Chrustowski grew up Valparaiso, Indiana. He attended UW-Madison (graduated in 1991) and later lived in River Falls, Wisconsin. He currently lives in Minnesota.

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 3-7
Age Range: PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7) Grades 3-5 (Ages 8-10)
Format: Picture book
Subjects: Insects (Informational) Nature/Environment

Publisher: Henry Holt
Publish Year: 2015
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9780805099195

CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 595 Chrustowski

Bee Dance