The Beeman

My grandpa was a beeman so this book was wonderful to read and share with my daughter. Beautiful pictures and accurate information.

My boys, ages 3 and 5, love this book. The book is simple yet so interesting because it tells about different bees and the basics of beekeeping. It also has a cute poem at the beginning that we memorized. The illustrations are quite cute and we enjoy looking for where the cat is on each page. I have made the honey muffins and they are really good--no sugar, just honey and apples! (And I am not a fan of sugarless baked goods.) Definitely a good book!

This is another great book for a Kindergarten classroom. We read the book during our Insect Unit then we enjoyed blueberry muffins and of course HONEY.

A young boy values the company of his grandfather, a beekeeper who teaches the boy the tools of the trade. After the boy and his grandfather both suit up in protective clothing, they quiet the bees with a smoker and open the hive to examine the queen bee, the drones, and the worker bees. Next they remove the honeycomb and use a special machine to extract the honey from the frames. Most of the honey is jarred for later enjoyment, and the remaining honey is returned to the hive as food for the bees during the winter. This exceptional book blends together a number of informative lessons in economics with an interesting story and lively artwork that will appeal to children and adults alike. What better way to spice up a discussion of jobs and human resources than to use this book about an occupation that appears to be, at least to kids, fairly unusual and slightly dangerous. In the back, the muffin recipe and the author's notes about honey help to reinforce the book's lessons about natural resources. Children may leave this book wondering if the tasty honey is worth the risk of getting stung by all those bees.

Krebs has written a delightful book that brings to life a glowing glimpse of "The Beeman." Seen through the eyes of a grandchild, this book invokes a warm town as gentle bee-keeping facts are given. Her book is an excellent addition to a family library or a classroom's apiary unit. I can't wait to see her other books.