Buzz with the Bees

Bug's World

by Karen Latchana Kenney, Lisa Hedicker (Illustrator), Clyde Sorenson (Contributor)

Explores the bee's body parts, environment, feeding habits, and lifecycle to see how it survives in the wild.

Genres: Childrens

32 pages, Library Binding

First published September 1, 2010

About the author

Karen Latchana Kenney is an Indian-Irish children’s author, born near the equator in Guyana, and raised far north in Minnesota. Her debut picture book SNOW STEPS launched in November 2024 and was a 2025 Minnesota Book Awards Finalist and a 2025 Pedro and Daniel Intersectionality Book Award Finalist.

She writes both fiction and nonfiction stories about immigrant and biracial experiences, scientific discoveries, momentous historical events, and civil rights struggles. Her newest YA nonfiction book, FASCINATING FUNGI, launches in October 2025 from Lerner Publishing. Kirkus gave it a starred review, saying it is "An extraordinarily well-researched, well-presented, and visually appealing book on a fascinating subject."

Her other children's books have received several starred reviews and have been named a 2023 Mathical Book Prize Honor, and a YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers.

She lives in Minnetonka, Minnesota, with her family, where they explore all the wild places they can find.

Reviews

[Jay · Rating 4 out of 5]

Informational, easy for a 7-8 year old to read with some help, not so detailed the child gets overwhelmed with information.

[Mehjabeen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Educational. Learned a lot about the world of bees from the book. Considering I'm freaked out of them, nice that I know more about them. Pretty fascinating world, must say.