tific personification of a honey bee. The unique approach to understanding honey bees helps children understand their roles and their importance to humans.

The book begins with an overview of bees and the many species of bees, including the western honey bee. It next focuses on the homes of bees and their life cycles. The honey bee then shares how she and her sisters make honey and beeswax. It is interactive with children tracing, drawing, and thinking about math problems.

Preschool children will enjoy listening to the story, and elementary children will enjoy reading and doing the activities.

An excerpt from the book reads,

Hi, my name is Busy Bee. You can just call me "Honey." That's what my momma does. She's the queen.

She tells me to act like other bees. She says that means to work hard. Our work is essential. That means our work is needed for people to live.