Honeybee Rescue: A Backyard Drama - Hardcover

by Loree Griffin Burns (Author), Ellen Harasimowicz (Photographer)

Fans of the Scientists in the Field series will love discovering ways to save and protect bees through the eyes of a honeybee rescuer.

Follow honeybee rescuer Mr. Nelson as he expertly removes a colony of bees from Mr. Connery's barn (with a vacuum!) and helps it relocate back to a hive. Photographs of Mr.Nelson's relocation of the colony help bring the honeybee rescue to life.

Nature lovers and scientists-to-be will be abuzz as they learn all the ways to keep honeybees (and our ecosystem) safe.

Author Biography

Loree Griffin Burns is an award-winning writer who holds a PhD in biochemistry. Each of her books draws heavily on both her passion for nature and her experience as a working scientist. She is the author of You're Invited to a Moth Ball, Life on Surtsey: Iceland's Upstart Island, Citizen Scientist: Be a Part of Scientific Discovery in Your Own Backyard, and Beetle Busters: A Rogue Insect and the People Who Track It.

Ellen Harasimowicz has been a professional photographer since 2003. She has made photographs for newspapers and schools, and she has illustrated five children's books, all with Loree Griffin Burns. Ellen loves to travel and photograph far-off places. www.ellenharasimowicz.com