Library Adventures: The Bee Challenge

Library Adventures is our free, year-round reading for pleasure programme for children aged 4-11.

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Updated July 8, 2025
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Fast facts about bees
Amstutz, Lisa J.
Paper Book
What's that buzz? Bees! Young readers will get the fast facts about these busy insects, including bee body parts, habitats, life cycles, and why they are important to the environment. Along the way, they will also uncover surprising and fascinating facts. Simple text, close-up photos, and a fun...
Bee-ware!
Clarke, Jane
Paper Book
Age range 9 to 12 Lottie loves wildlife and dreams of becoming a nature show presenter like Samira, host of her favourite programme Every Little Thing. Lottie has been reading about the decline in the number of insects in nature. With the help of her tech neighbour Noah, she...
Bird, Bee and Bug Houses : Homes and Habitats for Garden Wildlife
Coombs, Esther
Paper Book
This beautifully illustrated book shows children how to support garden wildlife by making sustainable bird, bee and bug houses and how to create habitats through small, achievable projects. Perfect for young naturalists, this beautifully illustrated, accessible book is packed with...
A bear's guide to beekeeping
Cornell, Pip
Paper Book
"Are you a bear considering keeping your very own bees? Cant get enough of delicious honey? Then this is the book for you! With invaluable tips such as how to make a tiny crown for your queen bee, you can become a master beekeeper in no time! Learn how to care for your new buzzy friends in easy-to...
Zinnia and the bees
Davis, Danielle
Paper Book
Talk about having a lousy day. While Zinnia's seventh grade classmates are celebrating the last day of school, she's cooped up in the vice principal's office, serving detention. Her offense? Yarn bombing a statue of the school mascot. And when Zinnia rushes home to commiserate with her older brother...
Why do we need bees?
Daynes, Katie
Paper Book
Why do we need bees? How do they make honey? And who's who in a beehive? Children can find the answers to these questions and many more in this informative lift-the-flap book. With colourful illustrations, simple text and chunky flaps to lift, young children can discover lots of...
Bees!
MacDonald, Alan
Paper Book
From award-winning illustrator David Roberts comes Dirty Bertie - the boy with nose-pickingly disgusting habits! With comic chaos and madcap schemes, these highly illustrated stories are perfect for new readers. Join Bertie as he has a brush with some angry bees, deals with...
You wouldn't want to live without insects!
Rooney, Anne
Paper Book
Nasty stinging creatures that destroy crops and spread disease - if that's your opinion of insects, read this fascinating book to discover the other side of the story. Without insects to pollinate flowers, we would have no fruit. Without bees, we would have no honey. Maggots are not pretty, but they...

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