Bzzz: 40+ Children's Books about Bees

Books About Bees

1. Allen, Judy. (2004). Are You a Bee? Illustrated by Tudor Humphries. Boston, MA: Kingfisher.
2. Barton, Bethany. (2017). Give Bees a Chance. New York: Viking Books for Young Readers.
3. Buchmann, Stephen & Diana Cohn. (2012). The Bee Tree. Illustrated by Paul Mirocha. El Paso, TX: Cinco Punta Press. (1090L)
4. Cheng, Andrea. (2017). Bees in the City. Illustrated by Sarah McMenemy. Thomaston, ME: Tilbury House Publishers.
5. Cheng, Andrea. (2015). When Bees Fly Home.  Illustrated by  Joline McFadden . Thomaston, ME: Tilbury House Publishers.
6. Chrustowski, Rick. (2015). Bee Dance. New York: Henry Holt and Company. (440L)
7. Cole, Joanna. (1998). The Magic School Bus Inside a Beehive. Illustrated by Bruce Degen. New York: Scholastic. (520L)
8. Douran, Yvon. (2016). Bumble The Bee. Illustrated by Tony Neal. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. 
9. Esbaum, Jill. (2017). Explore My World: Honey Bees. Washington DC: National Geographic. (650L)
10. Florian, Douglas. (2012). UnBEElievables: Honeybee Poems and Paintings. New York: Beach Lane Books.
11. Formento, Alison. (2012). These Bees Count! (These Things Count!). Illustrated by Sarah Snow. Park Ridge, IL: Albert Whitman & Company. (950L)
12. Franco, Betsy. (2008). Bees, Snails, & Peacock Tails: Patterns & Shapes . . . Naturally. Illustrated by Steve Jenkins. New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books. (1080L)
13. Galvin, Laura Gates. (2000). Bumblebee at Apple Tree Lane - a Smithsonian's Backyard Book . Illustrated by Kristin Kest.  Washington DC: Smithsonian.
14. Gerber, Carole. (2013). Seeds, Bees, Butterflies, and More!: Poems for Two Voices. Illustrated by Eugene Yelchin. New York: Henry Holt and Co.
15. Gibbons, Gail. (2000). The Honey Makers. New York: HarperCollins. (770L)
16. Gray, Rita. (2015). Flowers Are Calling. Illustrated by Kenard Pak. New York: HMH Books for Young Readers. (570L)
17. Hall, Kristen. (2018). The Honeybee. Illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers. 
18. Haworth, Katie. (2016). Little Honeybee. Illustrated by Jane Ormes. Somerville, MA: Big Picture Press.
19. Huber, Raymond. (2015). Flight of the Honey Bee. Illustrated by Brian Lovelock. Somerville, MA: Candlewick. (840L)
20. Heiligman, Deborah. (2017). Jump Into Science: Honeybees. Illustrated by Carla Golembe. Washington DC: National Geographic.
21. Jay, Allison. (2017). Bee & Me. Somerville, MA: Candlewick.
22. Kalman, Bobbie. (2010). What Is Pollination? (Big Science Ideas). Minneapolis, MN: Crabtree Publishing. (830L)
23. Krebs, Laura. (2009). The Bee Man. Illustrated by Valeria Cis. New York: Barefoot Books. (1080L) 
24. Laminack, Lester. (2018). The King of Bees. Illustrated by Jim LaMarche. Atlanta, GA: Peachtree Publishers. (600L)
25. Marsh, Laura. (2016). National Geographic Readers: Bees. Washington DC: National Geographic.
26. Micucci, Charles. (1997). The Life and Times of the Honeybee. New York: HMH Books for Young Readers. (910L)
27. Milner, Charlotte. (2018). The Bee Book. New York: DK Publishing. 
28. Milton, Joyce. (2003). Honeybees. Illustrated by Pete Mueller. New York: Penguin. 
29. Mortensen, Lori. (2009). In the Trees, Honey Bees! Illustrated by Cris Arbo. Nevada City, CA: Dawn Publications.
30. Nargi, Lela. (2011). The Honeybee Man. Illustrated by Kyrsten Brooker. New York: Schwartz & Wade.
31. Nye, Emily. (2016). Honeybees (Step-Into-Reading, Step 2). Illustrated by  Tom Leonard. New York: Random House Books for Young Readers. (360L)
32. Polacco, Patricia. (1998). The Bee Tree. New York: Puffin. (680L)
33. Raskin, Ben. (2018). Bees, Bugs, and Butterflies: A Family Guide to Our Garden Heroes and Helpers. Boulder, CO: Roost Books.
34. Rice, Dona Herweck. (2011). A Bee's Life (TIME FOR KIDS® Nonfiction Readers). Huntington Beach, CA: Teacher Created Materials. (260L)
35. Rockwell, Anne. (2005). Honey in a Hive: Let’s Read an Find Out Science 2. New York: HarperCollins. (880L)
36. Rotner, Shelley. (2010). The Buzz on Bees: Why Are They Disappearing? Illustrated by Anne Woodhull. New York: Holiday House. (950L)
37. Sayre, April Pulley. (2006). The Bumblebee Queen. Illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge. (670L)
38. Slade, Suzanne. (2010). What If There Were No Bees?: A Book About the Grassland Ecosystem. Illustrated by Carole Schwartz. New York: Picture Window Books. (890L)
39. Teckentrup, Britta. (2017). Bee: A Peek-Through Picture Book.  New York: Doubleday Books for Young Readers.
40. Unstead, Sue. (2016). DK Readers Level 2: Amazing Bees. New York: DK Publishing. (720L)
41. Wallace, Karen. (1999). DK Readers: Busy, Buzzy Bee (Level 1: Beginning to Read).  New York: DK Children. (300L)
42. Woolf, Alex. (2016) You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Bees! Illustrated by David Antram. New York: Franklin Watts. (920L)
43. Yuly, Toni. (2017). Thank You, Bees. Somerville, MA: Candlewick.

Science Books for Children: Scientist in the Field Series

from The Tarantula Scientist (Scientists in the Field Series). Photograph by Nic Bishop.

This Scientist in the Field series, published by HMH, is written for children in about grade 4 and higher. The informational texts features recounts of first hand adventures in the field coupled with striking photography. Although I have read many of the books, I have not yet finished the series. I do plan to one day make my way through each book as they are that well written, interesting, and informative. 

Robert F. Sibert award winners: Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World’s Strangest Parrot and Sibert honors, The Tarantula Scientist, Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea, and The Elephant Scientist

Boston Globe-Horn Book Nonfiction Award honor Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion

The Books

Batten, Mary. (2001).  Anthropologists: Scientists of the People (Scientists in the Field Series). Photographs by Magadalena Hurtado and Kim Hill. Boston, MA: HMH Books for Young Readers.

Bishop, Nic. (2002).  Digging for Bird Dinosaurs: An Expedition to Madagascar (Scientists in the Field Series).  Boston, MA: HMH Books for Young Readers.

Burns, Loree Griffin. (2014). Beetle Busters: (Scientists in the Field Series). Photographs by Ellen Harasimowicz. Boston, MA: HMH Books for Young Readers.

Burns, Loree Griffin. (2010). The Hive Detectives: Chronicle of a Honey Bee Catastrophe (Scientists in the Field Series). Photographs by Ellen Harasimowicz. Boston, MA: HMH Books for Young Readers.

Burns, Loree Griffin. (2007). Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion (Scientists in the Field Series).  Boston, MA: HMH Books for Young Readers.

Carson, Mary Kay. (2014). Park Scientists: Gila Monsters, Geysers, and Grizzly Bears in America’s Own Backyard (Scientists in the Field Series). Photographs by Tom Ulhman. Boston, MA: HMH Books for Young Readers.

Carson, Mary Kay. (2010). The Bat Scientists (Scientists in the Field Series). Photographs by Tom Ulhman. Boston, MA: HMH Books for Young Readers.

Carson, Mary Kay. (2007). Emi and the Rhino Scientists (Scientists in the Field Series). Photographs by Tom Ulhman. Boston, MA: HMH Books for Young Readers.

Collard, Sneed B. III. (2008). Science Warriors: The Battle Against Invasive Species (Scientists in the Field Series).  Boston, MA: HMH Books for Young Readers.

Collard, Sneed B. III. (2005). The Prairie Builders: Reconstructing America’s Lost Grasslands (Scientists in the Field Series).  Boston, MA: HMH Books for Young Readers.

Frydenborg, Kay. (2012). Wild Horse Scientists (Scientist in the Field Series). Boston, MA: HMH Books for Young Readers.

Heos, Bridgit. (2013). Stronger Than Steel: Spider Silk DNA and the Quest for Better Bulletproof Vests, Sutures, and Parachute Rope (Scientist in the Field Series). Photographs by Andy Comins. Boston, MA: HMH Books for Young Readers.

Jackson, Donna M. (2011). Mysterious Universe: Supernovae, Dark Energy, and Black Holes (Scientists in the Field Series). Photographs by Nic Bishop. Boston, MA: HMH Books for Young Readers.

Jackson, Donna M. (2009). Extreme Scientists: Exploring Nature’s Mysteries from Perilous Places (Scientists in the Field Series). Boston, MA: HMH Books for Young Readers.

Jackson, Donna M. (2002). The Wildlife Detectives: How Forensic Scientists Fight Cries Against Nature (Scientists in the Field Series). Photographs by Wendy Shattil and Bob Rozinski. Boston, MA: HMH Books for Young Readers.

Jackson, Donna M. (2002). The Bug Scientists (Scientists in the Field Series). Boston, MA: HMH Books for Young Readers.

Kramer, Stephen. (2003). Hidden Worlds: Looking Through a Scientist's Microscope (Scientists in the Field Series). Photographs by Dennis Kunkle. Boston, MA: HMH Books for Young Readers.

Lourie, Peter. (2012). The Polar Bear Scientist (Scientist in the Field Series). Boston, MA: HMH Books for Young Readers.

Lourie, Peter. (2011). The Manatee Scientist: Saving Vulnerable Species (Scientist in the Field Series). Boston, MA: HMH Books for Young Readers.

Lourie, Peter. (2009). Whaling Season: A Year on the Life of an Arctic Whale Scientist (Scientist in the Field Series). Boston, MA: HMH Books for Young Readers.

Mallory, Kenneth. (2006). Diving to a Deep-Sea Volcano (Scientists in the Field Series). Boston, MA: HMH Books for Young Readers.

Mallory, Kenneth. (2002). Swimming with Hammerhead Sharks (Scientists in the Field Series). Boston, MA: HMH Books for Young Readers.

Montgomery, Sy. (2014). Chasing Cheetahs: The Race to Save Africa’s Fastest Cat (Scientists in the Field Series). Photographs by Nic Bishop. Boston, MA: HMH Books for Young Readers.

Montgomery, Sy. (2013). The Tapir Scientists: Saving South America’s Largest Mammal (Scientists in the Field Series). Photographs by Nic Bishop. Boston, MA: HMH Books for Young Readers.

Montgomery, Sy. (2012). Saving the Ghost of the Mountain: An Expedition Among Snow Leopards in Mongolia (Scientists in the Field Series). Photographs by Nic Bishop. Boston, MA: HMH Books for Young Readers.

Montgomery, Sy. (2010). Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World’s Strangest Parrot (Scientists in the Field Series). Photographs by Nic Bishop. Boston, MA: HMH Books for Young Readers.

Montgomery, Sy. (2009). The Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea (Scientists in the Field Series). Photographs by Nic Bishop. Boston, MA: HMH Books for Young Readers.

Montgomery, Sy. (2007). The Tarantula Scientist (Scientists in the Field Series). Photographs by Nic Bishop. Boston, MA: HMH Books for Young Readers.

Montgomery, Sy. (2001). The Snake Scientist (Scientists in the Field Series). Photographs by Nic Bishop. Boston, MA: HMH Books for Young Readers.

O’Connell, Caitlin and Donna M. Jackson. (2011). The Elephant Scientist: Saving Vulnerable Species (Scientist in the Field Series). Photographs by Caitlin O’Connell and Timothy Rodwell. Boston, MA: HMH Books for Young Readers.

Osborne, Elinor. (2002). Project UltraSwan (Scientist in the Field Series). Boston, MA: HMH Books for Young Readers.

Rusch, Elizabeth. (2014). The Next Wave: The Quest to Harness the Power of the Oceans (Scientist in the Field Series). Boston, MA: HMH Books for Young Readers.

Rusch, Elizabeth. (2013). Eruptions: Volcanoes and the Science of Saving Lives (Scientist in the Field Series). Photographs by Tom Uhlman. Boston, MA: HMH Books for Young Readers.

Rusch, Elizabeth. (2012). The Mighty Mars Rovers: The Incredible Adventures of Spirit and Opportunity (Scientists in the Field Series). Boston, MA: HMH Books for Young Readers.

Sayre, Alice Pully. (2006). Secrets of Sound: Studying the Calls and Songs of Whales, Elephants, and Birds (Scientists in the Field Series). Boston, MA: HMH Books for Young Readers.

Swinburne, Stephen R. (2014). Sea Turtle Scientist (Scientists in the Field Series). Boston, MA: HMH Books for Young Readers.

Swinburne, Stephen R. (2002). The Wood Scientist (Scientists in the Field Series). Photographs by Susan C. Morse. Swinburne, Stephen R. (2001). Once A Wolf: How Wildlife Biologists Fought to Bring Back the Gray Wolf  (Scientists in the Field Series). Photographs by Jim Brandenburg. Boston, MA: HMH Books for Young Readers.

Turner, Pamela. (2013). The Dolphins of Shark Bay (Scientist in the Field Series). Photographs by Scott Tuason. Boston, MA: HMH Books for Young Readers.

Turner, Pamela. (2012). Gorilla Doctors: Saving Endangered Great Apes (Scientist in the Field Series). Boston, MA: HMH Books for Young Readers.

Turner, Pamela. (2011). The Frog Scientist (Scientists in the Field Series). Photographs by Andy Comins. Boston, MA: HMH Books for Young Readers.

Turner, Pamela. (2010). Project Seahorse (Scientist in the Field Series). Photographs by Scott Tuason. Boston, MA: HMH Books for Young Readers.