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K-Gr 2—On a golden fall day, a bee makes her first flight as scout, looking for flowers for the bees in her hive to harvest. Focusing on the insect's journey, the story introduces the shared work of the bee colony and the basic scheme of honey production. "An arresting smell drifts on the breeze. Scout locks onto this scent" and soon finds herself in "an ocean of flowers." Not all of the quest is pretty. There's an attacking blackbird and a thunderstorm from which the bee must find protectio...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

As the hive prepares for winter, worker bee Scout embarks on her initial food foraging expedition. She uses her remarkable apian senses to find “the last flowers of the fall” and convey their location to fellow bees so they can collect enough nectar and pollen to survive until spring. Obstacles and dangers such as poor weather and hungry predators add believable drama to Scout’s mission. Huber’s simple but dynamic language hums with a vibrancy bef...Log In or Sign Up to Read More