Bees are remarkable creatures, essential for pollinating plants and producing honey and beeswax. This zoology title, filled with beautiful photos and factual life science text, explores bees' physical characteristics, global habitats, social and solitary lifestyles, diets, and intricate life cycles. Readers will learn about fascinating behaviors, such as the waggle dance, and how bees defend themselves with bright warning colors. Readers will also discover the way bees appear in myths and folklore. Part of Creative Education's popular Amazing Animals series, this book supports elementary-aged readers with captions, on-page definitions, additional resources, and an index. Explore the buzzing world of bees with this engaging zoology title for elementary-aged readers. Learn about bees' habitats, roles, and life cycle, and discover the ancient Greek myth of their golden stripes. Glossary of key words Index Sources for further research Suggested websites Table of contents photo caption From fast-running cheetahs to furry pandas to squawking parrots, animals are wonderfully diverse-just like languages! This bilingual edition of the popular zoology series studies mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, and invertebrates from around the world. Beautiful photos pair with side-by-side English and Spanish text to examine the featured creature's appearance, habitat, behaviors, and life cycle. Each title also includes a related folktale or myth for cross-curricular learning.
