The Children's Life of the Bee

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The children's Life of the Bee

by Maurice Maeterlinck (1862 - 1949)

Buzz, buzz, buzz. A fascinating and beautifully written explanation of the life of the
honey bee. Is the queen the master of the hive or just a hard working servant? What
is the purpose of the drones? Why do bees make honey? Do bees ever sleep? Why
do bees swarm? Maeterlinck, who won the Noble Prize for Literature, wrote a more
scholarly work called The Life of the Bee but then rewrote it in simpler terms so
that children could appreciate what goes in a hive. The book describes in simple
language the inner workings of a hive from its beginning with a swarm to the fully
functional hive with thousands of workers, drones and a queen busily building,
repairing and gathering.

This project has 6 files and a total running time of 2:42:10.

Read by Phil Chenevert

Dedicated Proof -Listener: Abigail Rasmussen

Artwork from the original book by Edward Julius Detmold (1883-1957)
Cover design: Bart de Leeuw
Meta-Coordinator/Cataloging: Phil Chenevert

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