Books with title Bees of the World

From pollination and social structure to swarming and the nest, The World of Bees helps you get to know these special insects up close! Explore the fascinatingly complex society of bees, where everything is perfectly organized, from the cleanliness of the hive to its defense, from gathering nectar to larvae care. Through beautiful illustrations and brief, informative chapters, you’ll learn about bee anatomy, the secret way they communicate, the role of the queen and her workers, the predators they face, and how to defeat the dangers that threaten these invaluable creatures.

The bees were originally wasps that abandoned predatory activity to go on to supply pollen, honey and collaborate in caring for the young. These wasps were able to ingest nectar and collect pollen, currently they play a crucial role for humanity since a third of food depends on the pollination of fruits, nuts and vegetables by bees; they became the great caretakers of nature to such an extent that if they disappeared from the face of the earth in a short time we would have on our planet a major environmental catastrophe. This book takes you by the hand through the wonderful world of bees in a quick, enjoyable and fun way, it is a simple and practical work for children, adolescents and adults.

The busy world of bees is a great teaching aid and fun too. It explores the natural history of bees from egg through larvae and cocoon. The special tasks that queens, drones and workers have are explored in detail. Including the life stages of workers, which sees them develop from cleaner, to robber. New ideas, words and natural processes are explained with full colour illustrations. The use of, and value, of Latin in nature study is demonstrated with a simple example. In addition to honeybees their relatives the bumblebee are described. This section highlights some little known facts about these docile furry insects. Adults find the series layout and fun style satisfies children's curiosity and opens a new way of learning. Rounding it off for the children are a quiz, hints on explorer kit, pages to colour a note page and a waggle dance game. TooWoo makes learning easy and fun. The Illustrations combined with fact, activity and storytelling are a novel way to introduce nature study. A list of more advanced books and reference web sites complete the book.