Bring Back the Bees

Maddy McGuire #1

by Emma Bland Smith, Lissy Marlin (Illustrations)

On a trip to the science museum, Maddy learns that bees are fast becoming endangered. As someone with a strong concern for the environment (and a keen love of honey!), she wants to bring a hive to her school. Unfortunately, the beekeeper at the community garden is struggling with her business. Maddy comes up with her sweetest plan a honey-focused booth at the farmers market. The profits will save the beekeeper's business and the beekeeper will give Maddy's school its own hive. Maddy's learned a lot about business, but things get sticky when she translates her skills to the conservation world. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Calico is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.

Genres: Kids

112 pages, Library Binding

Published August 1, 2018

About the author

Emma Bland Smith is the award-winning author of twelve book for children. Her debut picture book was Journey: Based on the True Story of OR7, the Most Famous Wolf in the West. Many of Emma’s books include animals—wolves, dogs, pigs, even alligators! Emma is a librarian and author and lives in San Francisco with her husband, two kids, dog, and cat—but no wolf, pig, or alligator. Visit her online at emmabsmith.com and on Twitter at @emmablandsmith.

Reviews

[Victoria Sanchez · Rating 4 out of 5]

A sweet book showing kids that anyone can contribute to making this world a better place with creativity and a little help from friends and family. Great for introducing kids to the concept of civic responsibility and neighborliness!