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Belinda Bee's Busy Year

by Rusty Wise

32 pages; Saddle stitched; illustrated; catalogue #04-0462; ISBN 1-4120-2634-2; US$17.50, C$19.50, EUR14.50, £10.00

The adventures of a little brown honey bee, through four seasons of the year, as she works hard to make lots of lovely honey for her growing family of bees, and some extra for her kind kind beekeeper Mrs Watson. You will meet Belinda Bee, the rogue Wilfred Wasp, Rodney the Rat, Robert Rhubarb and his family to name but a few.

A fun story that is just educational enough to spark an interest in bees and honey, with a final chapter supported by photographs to help answer any question.

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About the Book A very English book of the countryside, telling the story of a little brown honey bee called Belinda, and her adventures through four seasons of the year as she gathers nectar and pollen to make honey for her growing family and some extra for her kind owner Mrs Watson. She has an epic battle with a wasp (the honey bees' mortal enemy), nearly gets caught in a rainstorm, leads a swarm indefence of her friends and nearly starves to death in the depths of winter. The final chapter is a simple factual description of life in the apiary and the production of the honey we love to eat. The explanations are supported with photographs taken in the author's own apiary. The author hopes the first four chapters will awaken an interest in bees and honey, so the final chapter is there to answer any questions that may be asked. This book is meant to be fun to read, pretty to look at and loosely educational (but don't tell the children that). Belinda Bee is written primarily for children under 10 with an interest in food and country life, however the author hopes that their adults will enjoy it too and find it informative.

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About the Author My Godmother, Rusty Wise, lives in North Yorkshire, England. She is passionate about the countryside and has always had a dream about writing a childrens' book. She keeps a horse, a dog, two cats, chickens (in varying numbers!) and, of course, those buzzy things in the back garden. I have spent many hours with Rusty, but the one thing I look forward to most is Rusty's honey on toast.

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Excerpts

PAGE 13: "On Her Majezzties orders ATTACK" screamed Belinda as she leads the Queens' Army in the battle against the rats.

PAGE 21: Years ago, in your great grandmother's time, bees used to live in upside down baskets made of straw. These were called a SKEP. In modern times beekeepers provide their bees with little wooden houses. Some are painted white and look a bit like your house or mine. They are called WBC hives.

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Catalogue Information

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