| Description |
104 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm |
| Note |
"Pollinators in crisis." -- cover. |
| Audience |
Age 13-18. |
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Grade 9 to 12. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page [95]-101) and index. |
| Summary |
"Bees pollinate 75 percent of the fruits, vegetables, and nuts grown in the United States. Around the world, bees pollinate $24 billion worth of crops each year. Without bees, humans would face a drastically reduced diet. We need bees to grow the foods that keep us healthy. But numbers of bees are falling, and that has scientists alarmed. What's causing the decline? Diseases, pesticides, climate change, and loss of habitat are all threatening bee populations. Some bee species are teetering on the brink of extinction. Learn about the many bee species on Earth--their nests, their colonies, their life cycles, and their vital connection to flowering plants. Most importantly, find out how you can help these crucial pollinators."--From book jacket. |
| Contents |
The last Franklin's bumblebee -- An ancient relationship -- Pollination powerhouses -- A bee Cs -- Disease spillover -- The day the bees died -- Bee town, USA -- What's best for bees. |
| Subject |
Bees -- Conservation -- Juvenile literature.
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Insect pollinators -- Conservation -- Juvenile literature.
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Pollination by bees -- Juvenile literature.
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Bees -- Behavior -- Juvenile literature.
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Bees -- Life cycles -- Juvenile literature.
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Pollination by bees. (OCoLC)fst01746865
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| Genre/Form |
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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Instructional and educational works.
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Illustrated works.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Hirsch, Rebecca E., author. Where have all the bees gone? Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, [2020] 9781541583856 (DLC) 2019021603 |
| ISBN |
9781541534636 (lb : alk. paper) |
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1541534638 (lb : alk. paper) |
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