I saw a bee

Name: I saw a bee
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ISBN: 9781912650033

Rob Ramsden, Rob Ramsden

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English

Scallywag Press
01 May 2019

Picture storybooks; Early learning: the senses; Nature, the natural world (Children's&YA); Social issues: environment & green issues (Children's&YA)

Series: In the Garden

Age range 3 to 6

First in a series of stories which encourage young children to enjoy and appreciate the natural world.

A little boy is alarmed when he discovers a bee in a box. At first he is frightened and reacts aggressively. But gradually he realises that the bee won't harm him and that they can be friends.

'Young children will love the vibrant illustrations and simple, rhythmic text, which tells the story of a little boy who befriends a bee.' -The Oldie

'Conveys its crucial environmental message without a hint of preachiness.' -Books for Keeps

'With short rhythmic text and glowing illustrations it is set to be a story read over and over again.' -Angels and Urchins 'Beautifully simple

it's perfect for beginning readers

and told with a catchy natural rhythm, Rob's textis highly repeatable. A delicious first picture book.' -Red Reading Hub 'This is a simple bedtime story with an important message. At a time when insects are in steep decline ensuring that the next generation has a positive attitude to the natural world is imperative. Here is a book that will initiate that mind set.' -Antenna, Royal Entomological Society 'Environmental conservation particularly the importance of insects is big news'an ideal way to teach children about the importance of bees in our ecosystem.' -Lancashire Evening Post

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By: Rob Ramsden
Illustrated by: Rob Ramsden
Imprint: Scallywag Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 1
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 240mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 410g
ISBN: 9781912650033
ISBN 10: 1912650037
Series: In the Garden
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 01 May 2019
Audience: Children/juvenile , 0-5 years
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Author Website: http://www.robertramsden.co.uk

Rob Ramsden teaches graphic illustration and animation in East Anglia, to pupils from 5 years old to university level. He has drawn comics, animated cartoons and illustrated commercially since 1992, and has exhibited his illustration and animation nationally and internationally. Rob is a graduate of the MA in Children's Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art. Since 2017, he has set up Fictional Space, a screen printing studio in Suffolk dedicated to collaboration, editions and limited-edition publications.

Reviews for I saw a bee

This is a simple bedtime story with an important message. At a time when insects are in steep decline ensuring that the next generation has a positive attitude to the natural world is imperative. Here is a book that will initiate that mind set. Parents, grandparents and children will all enjoy reading or listening to this over and over again. Antenna, Royal Entomological Society