The Way of the Hive: A Honey Bee's Story

by Jay Hosler (Author) Jay Hosler (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade

"A wonderful graphic novel."--Neil Gaiman

Experience the life of a honeybee in this coming-of-age story about a bee named Nyuki, in this full-color graphic novel by Jay Hosler, perfect for curious kids who are fans of the Science Comics series.

Nyuki is a brand-new honeybee--and she has a lot of questions. Like 

  • When does a bee go through metamorphosis?
  • Why does a queen bee sometimes leave her hive?
  • And where does all this honey come from, anyway?

But Nyuki's biggest question is, "What is this inner voice I hear, and why does it tell me to go forth to adventure?

Follow Nyuki on a lifelong journey as she annoys her sisters, avoids predators, and learns to trust her inner voice as she masters the way of the hive.

And if you still have questions at the end, the back of the book uncovers even more mysteries about the lives of these incredible insects!

Junior Library Guild Selection

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Paperback
$15.99

ALA/Booklist

A truly lovely coming-of-age tale buzzing with bee facts, this is a honey pot for budding entomologists, naturalists, and scientists of all variety.

Review quotes

A truly lovely coming-of-age tale buzzing with bee facts, this is a honey pot for budding entomologists, naturalists, and scientists of all variety.—Booklist
Jay Hosler
Jay Hosler is a biology professor at Juniata College and a cartoonist. His first graphic novel, Clan Apis, won a Xeric Award. His book Evolution: The Story of Life on Earth, was a Junior Library Guild selection and has been included in the Texas Library Association's "Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List." He lives in central Pennsylvania with his wife and two children.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780063007352
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Harperalley
Publication date
April 20, 2021
Series
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BISAC categories
JUV002140 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Insects, Spiders, etc.
JUV029010 - Juvenile Fiction | Nature & the Natural World | Environment
JUV008050 - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Animals
Library of Congress categories
Graphic novels
Comics (Graphic works)
Honeybee
Bees
Little Maverick Reading List
Selection 2022
Junior Library Guild
Selection

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