Bee

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Pub Date 19 Mar 2019 | Archive Date 24 Apr 2019

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Description

Join little bee as he gathers pollen from a flower, and makes honey with his friends. But what happens when the queen bee arrives? Introducing nature to little ones, Tales From Nature provides simple, entertaining storylines with an animal character as the focus. Bright and colorful illustrations are sure to engage young children as they learn about each animal's day, from a cute description, to what it eats, and where it lives. Simple, engaging text explains nature in a playful way for little ones. Each page includes a window or a flap to encourage children to read on and discover more.

Join little bee as he gathers pollen from a flower, and makes honey with his friends. But what happens when the queen bee arrives? Introducing nature to little ones, Tales From Nature provides...


Marketing Plan

Spring pitch to mommy bloggers and homeschoolers targeting the first "signs of Spring" in nature.  

Lots of attention around Bees, perhaps partner with retailers like Whole Foods who just did a social media “stunt” around bees

Target magazines and newsletters aimed at beekeepers and garden enthusiasts.

We will pitch this book for their review columns.  Cross-promote with Tales From Nature series

Spring pitch to mommy bloggers and homeschoolers targeting the first "signs of Spring" in nature.  

Lots of attention around Bees, perhaps partner with retailers like Whole Foods who just did a...


Available Editions

EDITION Other Format
ISBN 9781786036544
PRICE US$9.95 (USD)
PAGES 18

Average rating from 38 members


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This was a very cute book illustrating how bees make honey in a simple easy to understand way. Loved it!

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Bee is a very cute book for small children. The colorful pictures have a lovely retro touch and two or three sentences per spread describe the life and work of bees in child friendly language that is easily understood. A great book to teach children about nature!

Thank you NetGalley and Quarto Publishing for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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Bright and colourful simple tale about a bee. Great illustrations keep kids interested and shows the work bees doing the hive and collecting flowers , great for toddlers introducing them to nature

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion

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An educational board book which teaches children about the life of a bee in a brief yet memorable way. Touches upon most aspects of the bees life, from gathering nectar to the queen laying eggs, but ends rather abruptly. Beautiful work with colour throughout, and we loved the quirky illustrations - my little girl was hooked, and I'm looking forward to reading more Tales From Nature with her in the future!

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Very cute and a simple way to introduce a little bit of nature into little ones lives. The artwork is cute and the words are very simple and easy to understand. A great little board book for a baby’s first library.

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Tales From Nature: Bee by Magali Attiogbé is a cute first look at bees for toddlers. The description states that it is a lid \-the-flap book because I received a digital copy to review, I was unable to see what is under the flap. However, experience has shown me that young children love finding these types of hidden pictures.

The text is simple but gives a first look at bees. The book covers what they look like and what they do; finding nectar and life in the hive. Not a lot of details on any one aspect of their lives. Perfectly aimed at a young thinker to begin to understand the world around them. The illustrations are cute but no actual photos of bee at the end. At least not in the digital copy.

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A lovely little book, my 3 year old enjoyed it however I think it is aimed at younger children than 3.. I would like to see if there is a whole series which would be a great gift.

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This book, the life cycle of bees, is intended for the very young. It is bright and colorful, and follows the life cycle, somewhat of a bee, and shows the queen, as well as the hive.

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This is a good introduction, to get kids get used to what the bees do.

True, it does not talk about their sting, but hopefully that will be something that the parents reading this to the child will say.

Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.

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I just love this book. Not only is it beautifully illustrated, the information presented I. A way that's entertaining but also educational. I hope this book, once I buy it in physical form, with inspire my nephew to enjoy science and geography.

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This is a refreshing series for toddlers and little people.
Tales from Nature: Bee. A simple insight into these busy, buzzy creatures we see and hear in our young lives. Now a colourful story book to bring the bee to the centre of our attemtion.
The illustrations are bright and entertaining with a touch of humour to keep everyone's attention.
Lots to talk about and make associations and links for tiny minds.
Where honey comes from? Laying eggs; protecting and working to keep home safe and why perhaps bees and other insects are important although thankfully cross pollunisation does not get a mention.
I could imagine my grandson sitting on my knee and listening to this simple tale; "again, Grandpa" and I can feel a smile on my face as I reach for the honey to put on my porridge.

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Tales from Nature: Bee by Magali Attiogbe is a great book to introduce young children to nature and the outdoors. It is an attractive and easy to handle book for toddlers and preschoolers. The simple text and brilliantly coloured illustrations show and tell about Bee and her busy day.

Special thanks to Magali Attiogbe, Quarto Publishing Group, and NetGalley for a digital copy of this delightful book.

Posted on Goodreads March 27, 2019

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From the The Tales From Nature series comes this colorful toddler book on bees. I think this is a great introduction to bees for little ones and also a great addition to the topic of spring! This is a very short, colorful book that will keep the attention of a 2-3 year old.
Thank you to Quarto Publishing Group and NetGalley for this advanced reader copy.

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I received this arc from Netgalley for an honest review. This book is a very quick and simple read about honey bees and what they do.

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I found this to be a really cute little story with facts and great for toddlers. It’s short, fun and rhyming, keeps little ones attention but also provides the basic details about bees

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This is a short, simple, cheerfully illustrated book that will let little ones know what a bee is and what a bee does. A perfect start for young entomologists.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this lovely nature read. All opinions are my own.

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Adorable story about bees with lots of colorful pictures that babies and toddlers will love. It's great to start teaching kids early about the importance of bees!

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This simple, sweet board book is a perfect introduction to the bee for toddlers and pre-schoolers. The illustrations are large, vibrant and informative. It highlights the bee’s life cycle and its importance in nature as it gathers pollen with its tongue and takes it back to the beehive. It then joins hundreds of other bees and makes honey for us to enjoy. The Queen Bee arrives and lays her eggs which develop into more and more and more baby bees. They enjoy the honey too. It makes them strong and helps them to grow into mature bees.

The book is a wonderful way to get wee ones interested in nature and aware of the marvels around them. It is an interactive book with a lift-the-flap addition that kids will surely love. Every page brings a new opportunity for questions and conversations as the book is shared together.

I am a huge fan of getting kids outdoors and teaching them to become nature detectives. I highly recommend this book and the whole "Tales From Nature" series.

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My greatgrandfather was a beekeeper. I grew up with stories about bees, so I believe it is never too early to introduce little ones to these wonderful creatures. This sweet and child-friendly book starts from describing bees' body parts and how they collect nectar with their tongue. Then it talks about their life in a beehive, the queen and baby bees. Finally, it shows how bees communicate and show the way to the tastiest, prettiest flowers. The text is easy to follow even for a toddler, while the illustrations are in beautiful bright colours.
A great book to help your child discover these wonders of nature.
Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group for the ARC provided in exchange for an honest opinion.

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This was a fun book for young kids to learn about nature - and they will need to learn if they're to make up for our incompetence in managing this planet. Notwithstanding the idiot denialists, climate change is already significantly and adversely affecting our lives, and it will only get worse as long as those in power do nothing about it. If our young people can understand what a precious home we inhabit and how important every little thing is, then maybe they can save us from our own addled and stubborn stupidity.

Books like this can help with that by inculcating in children a deeper understanding of nature and thereby a solid respect for it. In this book we follow a bee as she (not 'he' as the book blurb mistakenly claims) goes about her daily business of collecting pollen for food, and nectar for making honey, which is stored for use when pollen isn't available. A huge portion of our food supply is dependent upon the health and industry of worker bees. We will ignore this at our peril.

Again this was designed as a print book with fold-out flaps which do not exist in the ebook version (obviously!), so I was unable to get a complete picture of how the book itself will work, but the ebook version was informative and colorful. However, the page numbering was off. The last page wasn't 10, but 8, which was one page less than previous page. Page 10 was unreachable, so the book seemed to end rather abruptly. Not being the kind of reviewer who merits a print version, I'm forced to assume I saw the whole book, and I can confirm that what I did see is a worthy read!

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4★
"I have two wings, two antennae, and lots of fuzzy hair.
I am a bee!"

This is a cute, simple book that shows very small children what a bee does. We see our bee sip nectar and take it to the beehive, which is well-protected.

Various bees have slightly different colouring, so if you know the difference between drones and others, you can point them out, I suppose.

The Queen is large with rosy cheeks (!), and there is a scattering of eggs which grow into baby bees.

Then our bee shows the other bees where to find nectar. It's an extremely basic life-cycle book, but not a bad little introduction for tiny tots, and it's possible to point out the other bugs and such as you find them. Following are some of the illustrations. I'm sorry if they don't show up in the apps on your devices.

Thanks for #TalesFromNatureBee from #NetGalley and Quarto Publishing for the preview copy.

My Goodreads review includes an illustration of: Bee sipping nectar from a flower

My Goodreads review includes an illustration of: Beehive surrounded by protective bees

My Goodreads review includes an illustration of: Queen bee laying eggs

My Goodreads review includes an illustration of: Bee larvae and some hatched baby bees enjoying the honey

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Quarto Publishing Group and NetGalley provided me with an electronic copy of Tales From Nature: Bee. I was under no obligation to review this book and my opinion is freely given.

With whimsical illustrations to entertain small children, Tales From Nature: Bee provides the essence of life as this small, flying creature. The author does a good job of conveying the essential parts of a bee's life, but could have taken the dialogue a bit further in places. For example, the author explains how a bee collects nectar, but neglects to explain how the beehive is protected. The role that each bee plays in keeping the hive in good working order is crucial to their survival, so the author should have worked that concept into the story in more definite terms.

Overall, young children will delight in reading or looking through the pictures of Tales From Nature: Bee. This board book will be a great starting point for parents who want to teach their children more about the world around them. For these reasons, I would recommend Tales From Nature: Bee to those with small children either in their household or their care.

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This is a fun, educational book about bees. The illustrations are engaging and it’s a good basic introduction to why bees are important. I wish the story had a slightly better flow to the language but love the use of onomatopoeia in a couple places.

Thank you to NetGalley and Inner Quarto Publishing Group for providing me an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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Good read. Interesting and entertaining characters and good story flow. Has something for everyone! Great illustrations. Have fun reading this with kids. Would recommend.

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This book was very brief (10 pages only) so I am not sure if I was given a sample only.
I liked the images and my daughter was joining in and pointing things out on the pages.
There is no real story though and the information given is limited so it is only three stars from me

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This short colourful book introduces toddlers to Bees. It shares a cute description, what it eats, where it lives and more. The text is simple and easy to understand for very young children, but the thing that attracted my granddaughter to this book was the illustrations. We read the words, but then talked about what we saw in the artwork. She was a bit concerned about bees. She kept talking about them stinging and buzzing, but she still seemed to enjoy this book. It was bright, with vibrant colours and child friendly pictures. A nice non-fiction book for young children.

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Ehh. A very simplified version of the day in the life of a bee. It would be good for the youngest listeners, but is to simple for older listeners.
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A sweet book to help young children learn about nature around them. The bee is shown gathering nectar from the flower, taking it to the hive and making honey. The tale is only a few pages long and doesn't require any concentration or tell a story. I would say it is suitable for early readers and for parents who like to read with the kids and enjoy the art. Very colourful and full of life. If anything I would think it is too simple but the pages have lots of art detail.

I downloaded an e-ARC from Net Galley. This is an unbiased review.

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This colourful and delightful, little book introduces very young readers to the life-cycle and appearance of a bee. The text is straight-forward and easy to understand for small ones and it is nicely complemented by modern, strong artwork. It is sweet, pleasing and positively told with its bright and eye-catching colours and smiling, happy creatures. This book would be a great addition to any family library.

Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group for the complimentary ARC. This is my honest and totally voluntary opinion.

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The face of the bee is a bit spooky, but that being said - the book looks like a lot of fun. Huge pictures with a lot of colors, perfect for the little ones.

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Cute drawings but I think the text was not as fun or as sleek as expected for such young readers. I think the drawings were nice and my son quite like to look at them but as I read a few pages he was restless as the text didn't quite capture his attention.

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