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Outside and Inside Killer Bees
By Markle, Sandra
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-80278-906-8 978-0-80278-907-5
- Publisher
- Walker
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 2005
Gr 3-6 A smooth blend of lucid text and remarkably detailed photos offers readers an intimate view of Africanized, or killer, bees -descendants of the African and European honeybee hybrids that were accidentally released into the wild in Brazil in 1957, setting off an ecological disaster that is still unfolding. Markle compares the Africanized bees with the domesticated European honeybees and explains why it's so hard to tell them apart without DNA testing or long-term observation. Sh...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on January 1, 2005
Markle adds another book to the Outside and Inside series, here presenting factual information about bee anatomy, social behavior, honey production, and the like. But in a welcome departure from the series format, she embeds these facts in a deeper examination of the greater ecological topic of invasive species. Markle structures the text as a ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
