Jay Hosler
The Way of the Hive: A Honey Bee's Story, a Graphic Novel
Stealth Science
Why this book counts
- Life Science
- Environment & Ecology
- Comics / Graphic Narrative
- Nature Narrative / Field Discovery
- Story / Adventure
The Way of the Hive gives newly emerged honeybee Nyuki questions about metamorphosis, queens, honey, work, predators, and the inner drive to leave the colony. Her lifelong coming-of-age journey makes each age-linked hive role and risky flight a stage in becoming an experienced worker bee.
The science inside
- Animals & Zoology
- Ecosystems
- Plants & Botany
Your child will meet:
- A honeybee develops through egg, larva, pupa, and adult stages in complete metamorphosis.
- Worker bees perform different colony tasks as they age.
- Nectar is collected from flowers and transformed and stored as honey within the hive.
- A honeybee colony includes coordinated roles, communication, reproduction, food storage, and defense.
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Parent effort: Quick discussion
"A wonderful graphic novel."--Neil Gaiman
Experience the life of a honeybee in this coming-of-age story about a bee named Nyuki, in this full-color graphic novel by Jay Hosler, perfect for curious kids who are fans of the Science Comics series.
Nyuki is a brand-new honeybee--and she has a lot of questions. Like: When does a bee go through metamorphosis? Why does a queen bee sometimes leave her hive? And where does all this honey come from , anyway?! But Nyuki's biggest question is, "What is this inner voice I hear, and why does it tell me to go forth to adventure ?
Follow Nyuki on a lifelong journey as she annoys her sisters, avoids predators, and learns to trust her inner voice as she masters the way of the hive.
And if you still have questions at the end, the back of the book uncovers even more mysteries about the lives of these incredible insects! Junior Library Guild Selection Kirkus Reviews Best Books Evanston Public Library's Blueberry List Black-Eyed Susan Book Award nomination
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