The Hive Detectives: Chronicle Of A Honey Bee Catastrophe (2010) - Plot & Excerpts
This is such a great series, and anyone who has read at least one title in the Scientists in the Field will want to have them all in his/her classrooom library. What intrigues me about this book is that the scientists featured are still hard at work trying to figure out what is causing colony collapse disorder(CCD)among honeybees. The author provides interesting details about bees such as the fact that they are often attacked by mites about the size of the letter o or the description of bee diarrhea. The problem with bees is described from the moment beekeeper Dave Hackenburg realized that several of his bees were missing back in 2006, and then the author follows scientists as they try to solve the mystery behind their disappearance, first ruling out three culprits: Varroa mites, tracheal mites, and Nosema, a parasite that does damage to bees' digestive tracts before looking for other places to point the finger of blame. Not only do readers learn about bee society and habits, but they meet folks such as Mary Duane as she harvests honey from the beehives in her back yard. The inclusion of an Appendix Bee with interesting facts about bees adds to the pleasure of reading this well-researched, carefully-written book. The photographs are sure to appeal to young readers too as they feature golden jars of honey and upclose shots of hives and honeycombs. Oh, yes, and there are several photographs of bees, of course. The inclusion of a tiny photograph of a bee on several pages adds to the impressive design of this book, amking it a treat for the eyes and a substantial meal for the brain. This book belongs to the junior information genre.This book follows the investigation of scientists in discovering the causes of colony collapse disorder(CCD). This book contains information of every aspect of bee life and beekeeping. This book is an interesting book for students. The information in this book isn't laid out in a traditional textbook manner. Instead it reads like a fictional mystery text to investigate CCD. The content in this book is not only very informational and educational, but also interesting and approachable for younger readers. This book's content can be easily "chunked" and used on it's own in a lesson plan or to hook the class or to be read as a whole. Because of the way this book is written the content is extremely versatile. This book can be integrated into curriculum in the following ways: reading-non fiction, environmental science,
What do You think about The Hive Detectives: Chronicle Of A Honey Bee Catastrophe (2010)?
Reading this aloud with Owen. A great non-fiction book and a page turner to boot!
—surfmoore
Fascinating story of bees! Great jumping off point for a research project.
—bluong06
