The Secret Life of Bees: Meet the bees of the world, with Buzzwing the honeybee
The Secret Life of Bees: Meet the bees of the world, with Buzzwing the honeybee
The Secret Life of Bees: Meet the bees of the world, with Buzzwing the honeybee
The Secret Life of Bees: Meet the bees of the world, with Buzzwing the honeybee

The Secret Life of Bees: Meet the bees of the world, with Buzzwing the honeybee

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The Secret Life of Bees

By Moira Butterfield & Vivian Miner

Did you know that bees love to dance? Or that they have an amazing sense of smell to help them find the best flowers? In The Secret Life of BeesBuzzwing shares with you all the details of her life as a bee, in and out of the hive, starting with the day she was born.

Learn the secrets of this worker bee’s tiny world, including:

  • The bee life cycle
  • Bee anatomy
  • How bees collect nectar and make honey
  • What happens inside the hive
  • The different types of bees
  • Why bees are so important to humans
  • How bees can thrive in the city
  • Bee folk tales from around the world

With things to search for and find throughout, tips for making your own environment welcoming to bees and even a poetry-writing exercise, The Secret Life of Bees is brimming with reasons to admire and respect the hardworking honeybee.

About the author

Moira Butterfield is an internationally-published children's book author. Her work includes picture books, board books, fiction and highly-commended non-fiction books that seek to spark a child's imagination about our world. She studied literature and has lived in and travelled to many places across the world. She currently lives in Bath, UK, with her family, where she loves to cycle, sew and sing.


Vivian Mineker is a Taiwanese American from Taipei and Portland, currently working out of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Her interest in art began at a young age, using drawing to express herself and her inner imaginary world. She uses watercolour, coloured pencil and digital processes to create a blend of traditional texture with a modern look and feel. She is the proud owner of a mini goldendoodle, called Darlie.

Age Range: 7 - 11 years

Dimensions: 29.7 x 1.4 x 24.2

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