Bees: The best children's books to teach them the importance of these insects

On the occasion of the Day of bees scheduled for May 20, here are some books that could be for you.

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They are very industrious, they live in the hive and are also fundamental for humans: now even children know that api you can't do without. But how to deepen with them a very necessary topic? On the occasion of the Bee Day scheduled for today 20 May, here are some books that might be right for you.

Reading, in fact, even to the very little ones, always turns out to be the best stratagem to make them understand simple and complex things at the same time, it serves to give them the tools to understand the world and understand how to defend it, to give them the right means to know with the right words what surrounds them.

Here, then, that even the variegated world of bees has a place at the forefront of the children's literature. Any title? Here you are satisfied with the best children's books to teach the love of bees

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Giulio Coniglio and the bees, by Nicoletta Costa

Bees: The best children's books to teach them the importance of these insects

Ediz. Franco Cosimo Panini, 0-2 years old: Giulio Coniglio e le api is a brightly colored hardcover without edges, so that even in the cradle you can handle a book. And what a book! In this colorful story, the tender Giulio Coniglio meets a new friend: the little bee Alì. What about her will he learn from her?

Bear and bees, by Attilio Cassinelli

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Ediz. Lapis, from 0-3 years: Little Bear discovers that he no longer has honey for breakfast, so he decides to go get more. But the mole will tell him that the bees no longer make honey: because of the pesticides, in fact, there are no more flowers in that area. Teddy then looks for a solution: he takes his bee friends to a beautiful meadow full of flowers. The bees thank Teddy Bear and promise him a lot of honey.

Apina and Fuchetto, by Giuliana Fanti

Ediz. Corsare, for 3 years: Apina and Fuchetto are two young bees who, playing and chasing each other, tell how the bees live, how they communicate with each other, how they work to collect the nectar that honey gives us from the flowers. The full-page tables with the adventures of the two protagonists are accompanied by a precious description of the activities in the hive and the role that bees play in the environment. And be careful: in the register you will also find easy recipes with honey!

Peo and the bee house, by Simona Cechová

Ediz. Jaca Book, for 3 years: how good is it to take care of others? Peo lives all alone in a valley where there is no one, and where neither trees nor flowers grow anymore. But one day, as if by magic, a swarm of bees arrives, looking for a place to stay and Peo builds a house for them, a beehive! From that day on, life begins again in the valley: animals arrive, flowers, plants and fruits sprout. Per is no longer alone!

Accipolline, by Giancarlo Oldani and Silvia Toson

Amazon, for 3 years: during his journey, the little bee Valentina meets a hornet, a bee-eater, a caterpillar, a grasshopper and many other animals and then men. A series of meetings that will only serve one thing: to make it clear that there are no "bad" animals, but represent only a piece of a very precious cycle of life.

Why are bees useful? by Christine Pym

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Ediz. Usborne, for 3-4 years: Did you know that it takes 2000 bees to create the amount of honey in a small jar? And how do bees carry the nectar? The little ones will be able to find the answers to these and many other questions by lifting the wings of this book dedicated entirely to the wonderful world of bees.

Bees explained to children, by Carlo Stefanelli

New Junior techniques, from 4 years: is the story of two small bees who will explain the main differences between those that live in nature and those raised, as well as all the tricks put in place by the hive to support themselves and the difficulties of bees and, finally, the role that beekeepers try to cap it in this magical balance.

The Book of Bees, by Charlotte Milner

Ediz. LSWR, for 5 years: how important are bees? Why are there fewer and fewer and what can we do to help them? An illustrated album in which bees and hives are celebrated, colonies and pollination, honey production and much more.

Life as a Bee, by Isabelle Arsenault and Kirsten Hall

Ediz. Terre di Mezzo, for 5-7 years: what if we followed a bee out of the nest? What magic it would be to flutter with her in search of the right flower, watch her as she collects nectar and pollen and then sets off towards the hive. The api they work tirelessly for the good of their mates and the whole hive. They are small, but they have a force of nature that moves the world: here they are discovered in this book full of poetry.

The sky, of Jitka Petreková and Tomás Tuma

Science Editorial, for 6 years: children will be encouraged to raise the flaps to find out everything about bees, how they build the honeycomb, who the drone is and who the workers are, what role the queen bee plays and what the nuptial flight is. Good fun!

The world of bees, by Cristina Banfi, illustrations by Giulia de Amicis

White Star editions, for 7 years: a series of very useful illustrated tables, full of information that introduce the fantastic world of bees. Page after page, the short texts and detailed drawings represent a real guide for our children to discover the different species, the social structure of the hive, the production of honey and the risks associated with extinction.

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