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Bees Like Flowers
BOOK 2 in the MUMMY NATURE series of children's books.
Watch our happy, helpful friend the Honey Bee, always so busy and buzzy and find out why bees and flowers are such good friends. Illustrations using vivid colours include many real flower species which children may recognise from their garden or have seen growing in the wild, 3 of them are named at the end of the book too. The narrator shows us what these fascinating bugs have been getting up to in her garden.
What we can learn:
concepts:
Simple ideas about the life of a bee
Bees are insects
Some common flowers: Daisy, Poppy, Sunflower
new words:
Insect, Pollen, Nectar, Hive, Honeycomb, Blossoms
PAGES: 26
WORDS: 262
LEVEL: Preschool to 6yrs
Other books in the series:
Meet Bacteria!
MUMMY NATURE series – nurturing children's curiosity
Each book in the series is one mini nature lesson wrapped up in colour and rhyme. These books are intended for very young children including toddlers and will give them just a glimpse into some of the wonders of the natural world. Illustrated for maximum vibrancy and visual impact, using rhyme to engage young minds and encourage participation. Read the rhymes to your children and soon they will be reading them to you!
The narrator is a small child and keen observer who tells us in short rhyming phrases everything she thinks we should know, and all about the magical things she sees around her. Sometimes she is camouflaged in the long grass and other times she has to climb a tree to get a better look.
Watch our happy, helpful friend the Honey Bee, always so busy and buzzy and find out why bees and flowers are such good friends. Illustrations using vivid colours include many real flower species which children may recognise from their garden or have seen growing in the wild, 3 of them are named at the end of the book too. The narrator shows us what these fascinating bugs have been getting up to in her garden.
What we can learn:
concepts:
Simple ideas about the life of a bee
Bees are insects
Some common flowers: Daisy, Poppy, Sunflower
new words:
Insect, Pollen, Nectar, Hive, Honeycomb, Blossoms
PAGES: 26
WORDS: 262
LEVEL: Preschool to 6yrs
Other books in the series:
Meet Bacteria!
MUMMY NATURE series – nurturing children's curiosity
Each book in the series is one mini nature lesson wrapped up in colour and rhyme. These books are intended for very young children including toddlers and will give them just a glimpse into some of the wonders of the natural world. Illustrated for maximum vibrancy and visual impact, using rhyme to engage young minds and encourage participation. Read the rhymes to your children and soon they will be reading them to you!
The narrator is a small child and keen observer who tells us in short rhyming phrases everything she thinks we should know, and all about the magical things she sees around her. Sometimes she is camouflaged in the long grass and other times she has to climb a tree to get a better look.
26 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 20, 2014
About the author
Rebecca Bielawski
10 books26 followersOnce upon a time in England there was a Kiwi girl. She was unsatisfied with her job peeling onions at a factory in Norfolk and yearned for a better life where she could harness her untapped artistic potential and unleash all her pent up rhymes. One day when she realized she had no tears left to cry for the onions she packed up and moved to Spain, fell in love with a handsome Systems Administrator, had two kids, became a children's author and lived happily ever after.
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December 1, 2018
Nice teaching book about nature!
Need like Flowers has lots of bright colors and facts easy for kids to understand about bees, pollen, pollination, and flowers. Very nice.
Need like Flowers has lots of bright colors and facts easy for kids to understand about bees, pollen, pollination, and flowers. Very nice.
February 9, 2025
Informative and colorful with an elongated rhyming pattern that works most of the time.
BEES LIKE FLOWERS has a good introduction to basic science facts about bees. It’s presented in friendly artwork supporting text that uses British spelling.
After the basic poem and story are finished, there is a page of flower names and illustrations and a page of bee facts to enhance the overall science value. For a tiny book, this one is packed with information.
A good addition to family and homeschool libraries📚
BEES LIKE FLOWERS has a good introduction to basic science facts about bees. It’s presented in friendly artwork supporting text that uses British spelling.
After the basic poem and story are finished, there is a page of flower names and illustrations and a page of bee facts to enhance the overall science value. For a tiny book, this one is packed with information.
A good addition to family and homeschool libraries📚
November 7, 2020
So cute haha! I love the colourful illustrations ❤️
October 2, 2019
Cute read!! Perfect little book for young readers to understand more about bees and why they like flowers so much! :)
September 27, 2021
This is the second book within the Mummy Nature series. It's cute and at the same time, very informative with its teachings!
January 19, 2020
Amazing colourful and informative
loved the narrative and pictures!! Great book for toddlers. Perfectly explains bees an flowers with illustrations. will download more of these boojs
loved the narrative and pictures!! Great book for toddlers. Perfectly explains bees an flowers with illustrations. will download more of these boojs
March 17, 2020
What a sweet, charming book! The artwork is adorable, the prose is lovely, and it's even educational. Really, this is a wonderful children's picture book - especially for a freebie. Very impressed.
April 8, 2020
Cute story with bees, flowers.
A story that teaches the basics of bees, flowers, pollen, honey. Very cute read for preschool/early elementary children. Bright, colorful illustrations.
A story that teaches the basics of bees, flowers, pollen, honey. Very cute read for preschool/early elementary children. Bright, colorful illustrations.
January 3, 2026
Very basic book about bees, which includes some of their behaviors and contributions while encouraging readers to be nice to them such as not startling them.
The book ends with two interactive questions, which can be incorporated as you read or done afterwards.
Illustrations are full page, brightly colored and rather cartoonish as well as anthropomorphic yet sure to charm young readers.
The book ends with two interactive questions, which can be incorporated as you read or done afterwards.
Illustrations are full page, brightly colored and rather cartoonish as well as anthropomorphic yet sure to charm young readers.
November 20, 2014
Children will read along and learn as our happy young narrator shows readers, in a very simple and non-threatening way, that bees are worthy of a closer look. Author Rebecca Bielawski uses rhyme along with beautiful illustrations to explain the process of pollination and where bees live, and she throws in a few gentle words of caution about stings. In a supplemental section at the end, insects are defined and flowers shown in the story are identified, and there’s even an invitation to the readers to go back and find the flowers in the illustrations. Whether used as a read-aloud or for new readers to tackle alone, Bees Like Flowers is a fun and appealing teaching tool about the life of bees.
The rhyming is very well done and kudos to Bielawski for using easy simple phrases and easy to read print. There is a repeated use of “cos,” which could create some confusion since the target audience is children learning to read and it’s not a word. It sounds good when read aloud – though “‘cause” would have worked just as well -- but its use may need to be explained. The illustrations are what really put it over the top. This book is so cute that readers will want to hug it. For starters, the sweet-faced little girl narrating the story is precious and obviously precocious, and she’s not afraid to climb a tree or get her hands dirty as she tromps about nature. And NATURE! Nature is drawn so vividly and beautifully – the bees have soft, gentle expressions and are definitely represented as friends, not foes. While some of the flowers do have faces, others are drawn very realistically where children would be able to identify them in their own yards and gardens. Though the location isn’t ever told, readers will want to immerse themselves in the lovely setting of Bees Like Flowers, and this book will be read again and again.
This book was reviewed for Readers' Favorite, who provided me a free eBook in exchange for my honest review -- the only kind I give.
The rhyming is very well done and kudos to Bielawski for using easy simple phrases and easy to read print. There is a repeated use of “cos,” which could create some confusion since the target audience is children learning to read and it’s not a word. It sounds good when read aloud – though “‘cause” would have worked just as well -- but its use may need to be explained. The illustrations are what really put it over the top. This book is so cute that readers will want to hug it. For starters, the sweet-faced little girl narrating the story is precious and obviously precocious, and she’s not afraid to climb a tree or get her hands dirty as she tromps about nature. And NATURE! Nature is drawn so vividly and beautifully – the bees have soft, gentle expressions and are definitely represented as friends, not foes. While some of the flowers do have faces, others are drawn very realistically where children would be able to identify them in their own yards and gardens. Though the location isn’t ever told, readers will want to immerse themselves in the lovely setting of Bees Like Flowers, and this book will be read again and again.
This book was reviewed for Readers' Favorite, who provided me a free eBook in exchange for my honest review -- the only kind I give.
January 21, 2018
I absolutely loved this book! It is really adorable and after reading just this one from the series I am convinced that the “Mummy nature Series” is fantastic to say the least.
The illustrations are very suitable for a children’s book. All faces have smiles, a lot of colors are used and each object of insect is very clearly portrayed. It is definitely a great way to attract the little one’s interest and can even raise one’s spirit. I was in a very good mood while reading it. The story is told in verse and it even has its own melody. I could easily see this in a song.
These particular drawings make the story understandable and appealing telling a bee’s story to a child who’s afraid of being stung is quite challenging, but the author has done it in a very enjoyable way.
What’s more important is that it is a very educative book as well. For example, there are lessons at the end in regards to different kind of flowers and kids are encouraged to find them in the story. It is both interactive and helpful.
As with most books I receive, I have a copy in a kindle format, so I can only state my opinion in regards to the electronic version. However, I do advise to purchase the paperbacks of all the books in the series! I can tell you I am adding this to the list of titles for my future child, whenever he or he may decide to come :) 5 amazing bees and flowers for this lovely book!
The illustrations are very suitable for a children’s book. All faces have smiles, a lot of colors are used and each object of insect is very clearly portrayed. It is definitely a great way to attract the little one’s interest and can even raise one’s spirit. I was in a very good mood while reading it. The story is told in verse and it even has its own melody. I could easily see this in a song.
These particular drawings make the story understandable and appealing telling a bee’s story to a child who’s afraid of being stung is quite challenging, but the author has done it in a very enjoyable way.
What’s more important is that it is a very educative book as well. For example, there are lessons at the end in regards to different kind of flowers and kids are encouraged to find them in the story. It is both interactive and helpful.
As with most books I receive, I have a copy in a kindle format, so I can only state my opinion in regards to the electronic version. However, I do advise to purchase the paperbacks of all the books in the series! I can tell you I am adding this to the list of titles for my future child, whenever he or he may decide to come :) 5 amazing bees and flowers for this lovely book!
January 11, 2020
Rebecca Bielawski, Bees Like Flowers - This is our first read by this author. My 3- and 5-year-old g-gdaughters were very happy with this story.
They love bees, so this well drawn, well thought out little book put big smiles on their faces. They took turns reading to each other, and buzzing and laughing a lot. The rhymes were OK and of course, my Sillies added their rhymes.
In the back, there was a page for identifying an insect and a page asking where these flowers were located in the story.
This book did encourage my critters to let their imaginations and laughter flow. 4*
They love bees, so this well drawn, well thought out little book put big smiles on their faces. They took turns reading to each other, and buzzing and laughing a lot. The rhymes were OK and of course, my Sillies added their rhymes.
In the back, there was a page for identifying an insect and a page asking where these flowers were located in the story.
This book did encourage my critters to let their imaginations and laughter flow. 4*
September 29, 2017
This nicely illustrated book for young children gives a nice introduction to the world of science and a clever way of discovering the important roles that the bee plays in the cycle of life. It also helps us to remember that bees do not need to be feared, but they should be respected, especially for the resources they provide to us all.
August 1, 2018
Really lovely book
My Grandson who is 4 really enjoyed The Story. And we ended up reading it twice. The Illustrations were amazing and so colourful. My grandkids (my 8yr old granddaughter also joined in reading on the second read)
Good facts about bees and flowers that we discussed, we'll definitely read it again
My Grandson who is 4 really enjoyed The Story. And we ended up reading it twice. The Illustrations were amazing and so colourful. My grandkids (my 8yr old granddaughter also joined in reading on the second read)
Good facts about bees and flowers that we discussed, we'll definitely read it again
November 10, 2020
Great Book About Honey Bees
I love the concept of this book. It definitely helps to teach little ones why honey bees are so important to plants and us. While the book didn't necessarily rhymed, it didn't take away from the reading experience. My son still enjoyed reading about bees and enjoyed the illustrations. This is a great book to read while learning about insects.
I love the concept of this book. It definitely helps to teach little ones why honey bees are so important to plants and us. While the book didn't necessarily rhymed, it didn't take away from the reading experience. My son still enjoyed reading about bees and enjoyed the illustrations. This is a great book to read while learning about insects.
October 29, 2017
My daughter loves this story. It is very cute and informative story. From my daughter its 5 star.
The 5 star is from my daughter. She loves the story and afterward she asked a ton of questions about bees.
The 5 star is from my daughter. She loves the story and afterward she asked a ton of questions about bees.
January 1, 2018
This is a wonderful book to introduce your young one to bees. I was very please to see they got things so right. Most cartoons and books paint all worker bees as males. This one talks about the jobs of bees and the hive and the benefit of them to both mankind and plants. Wonderful book.
April 5, 2018
A pleasant, short educational story.
The illustrations are clear and bright. The font is small and clear. This story is told in rhyme. At the end there's a mini quiz. This is a safe and trustworthy read. Great for young kids.
The illustrations are clear and bright. The font is small and clear. This story is told in rhyme. At the end there's a mini quiz. This is a safe and trustworthy read. Great for young kids.
May 29, 2019
Read it to my niece and nephews
Read it to them for bedtime and gave them each a teaspoon of honey. That was months ago. They are visiting again this week. They requested this book because they know it comes with a teaspoon of homey. 🥰😍🥰
Read it to them for bedtime and gave them each a teaspoon of honey. That was months ago. They are visiting again this week. They requested this book because they know it comes with a teaspoon of homey. 🥰😍🥰
August 30, 2019
Gives You An Appreciation For Bees
I love bees! They are an important part of our world. This books helps me appreciate them even more. Great way to educate the little ones about the value of bees.
I love bees! They are an important part of our world. This books helps me appreciate them even more. Great way to educate the little ones about the value of bees.
April 11, 2020
Flowery
A very simplified and easy way to see pollination. Great for children just starting to learn about insects, flowers and such. Also a nice reminder that they don’t want to hurt you as the media often misconstrues, they just need flowers.
A very simplified and easy way to see pollination. Great for children just starting to learn about insects, flowers and such. Also a nice reminder that they don’t want to hurt you as the media often misconstrues, they just need flowers.
December 7, 2020
Fun First Science Book
This book is a fun way to interest kids in science and get toddlers interested in nature. It also helps teach kids not to be afraid of bees, but to be careful not to scare bees so they don't get stung.
This book is a fun way to interest kids in science and get toddlers interested in nature. It also helps teach kids not to be afraid of bees, but to be careful not to scare bees so they don't get stung.
January 18, 2021
Super cute bee story
Loved this book. It features a little girl and her nature adventure to learn more about bees. It has a lesson at the back of the book too. This would be great for a classroom story or family time!!!
Loved this book. It features a little girl and her nature adventure to learn more about bees. It has a lesson at the back of the book too. This would be great for a classroom story or family time!!!
July 4, 2021
I loved this little book about bees! It's a great, little book for toddlers that is colorfully illustrated and also educates youngsters about the activities of bees. I think it's a great introduction to how bees collect pollen, make honey, etc. I think it's great.
July 12, 2021
Lovely nature lesson for small children🌼🐝
Loved the story, the rhyming text and the artwork. I think the author and illustrator do a super job of explaining the role of bees in pollinating and creating honey.
Loved the story, the rhyming text and the artwork. I think the author and illustrator do a super job of explaining the role of bees in pollinating and creating honey.
January 24, 2022
Bees Like Flowers by Rebecca Bielawski is a bright and cheerful book about bees, our most necessary insects. The author did a great job showing why they are so important to the environment and how they help pollinate. I love these little buzzers.
May 15, 2022
A book about how bees help the environment. This book teaches children about the process of pollination. This is a cute book with rhyming words. Super cute and short to the point book for young children.
September 18, 2023
I actually downloaded this book to read to my seven-year-old grandson. It's a nice cute little book and does give great detail on how bees do their job in the environment. Would definitely recommend this book.
October 20, 2017
Cute and educational.
March 9, 2018
great book for teaching children about bees
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