by Candace Fleming, illustrated by Eric Rohmann
New York: Neal Porter Books, 2020
Honeybee follows 'Apis', beginning with her chewing her way out of a wax cell 'and into a teeming, trembling flurry. Hummmmm!' We see how she interacts with her sisters, and works seven different jobs in the hive. Gathering nectar is only the last stage in her life. She also cleans the hive, takes care of the larvae and the queen, and more. In her short life, she'll fly 500 miles and visit 30,000 flowers.
This wonderful book is illustrated with superb oil paintings detailing all aspects of honeybee life. While Apis is personalized, she is never anthropomorphized, and is, in fact, a real honeybee. This is one of the best books I've read so far this year, and is definitely recommended for anyone looking to learn more about such an important creature.
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