Bees : a honeyed history / Piotr Socha ; text by Wojciech Grajkowski ; translation by Agnes Monod-Gayraud.
2017
CMC OVER SF523.5 .S6313 2017
On loan from Children's Materials Oversize, due 31. Dec 2025
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Title
Bees : a honeyed history / Piotr Socha ; text by Wojciech Grajkowski ; translation by Agnes Monod-Gayraud.
Uniform Title
Pszczoły. English
Edition
North American edition.
ISBN
9781419726156 (hardcover)
1419726153 (hardcover)
1419726153 (hardcover)
Published
New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2017.
Language
English
Language Note
Text in English; translated from the Polish.
Description
71 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 38 cm
Call Number
CMC OVER SF523.5 .S6313 2017
Dewey Decimal Classification
595.79/9
Summary
"One part science, one part cultural history, and countless parts fascination, Bees celebrates the important role that these intriguing insects have played in our ecosystem throughout the ages. From Athena to Alexander the Great and from Egypt to Ethiopia, Bees explores different methods of beekeeping and uncovers the debt that humans owe this vital species. With beautifully accessible illustrations depicting everything from bee anatomy to the essentials of honey making, readers will be captivated by the endless wonders of this seemingly small speck of the animal kingdom."-- Provided by publisher.
Note
"Originally published in 2015 under the title Pszczoty by Wydawnictwo Dwie Siostry, Warsaw. Translated from the Polish Pszczoty by Agnes Monod-Gayraud."
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