Annotated Bibliography-Honey in a Hive

Rockwell, Anne. (2005). Illustrated by S.D. Schindler. Honey in a
hive. New York: HarperCollins. 33 pages. ISBN # 0-06-
028566-4

Award: Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12, 2006

Grade: 2nd-4th

Credibility of author: This book is included in the series Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science. Text and illustrations for each of the books in the series are checked for accuracy by an expert in the relevant field.

Summary: This book describes the everyday life of honeybees. It explains the role that each kind of honeybee plays in the life cycle. The production of honey is explained in sequence from flowers to the hive.

Standards: Life Science IV: Environment and Ecology

Illustrations: Full page color

Access features: Resource page

Use: I would use this book as a read aloud while studying honeybees within an insect unit. It could be read independently by third and fourth graders and used for research.

Response: I loved the illustrations, and I believe children would be fascinated by the close-up views of the honeybees and their hive. This book is packed full of facts that both children and adults would find interesting.

Related texts: Bees (Hodge), Brililant Bees (Glasser)
Both of these books describe the life of a honeybee and their various jobs, including how they make honey.