The Dance of the Bees
Fran Nuño author Jon Brokenbrow translator Zuzanna Celej illustrator
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Cuento de Luz SL
Published:8th Apr '21
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
It was summertime when an old lady and her granddaughter decided to spend more time together and make the most out of it by walking through the countryside through the countryside. Grandma was passionate about nature and she enjoyed feeling surrounded by trees and animals, but what she liked the most was watching bees. The little girl enjoyed listening to her grandmother tell her about the amazing life of bees and their extremely important mission for life on our planet. Not a day went by that they did not visit the bees and the girl always learned something new, like that day when she discovered what the dance of the bees was. With each passing day, their bond grew stronger and stronger, and all thanks to those little insects.
But after the years, the little girl, now a woman, returns with her son to the place where her grandmother's house was and, thanks to the dance of the bees, they will discover something that they will never be able to forget.
“Soft and sweet. The backmatter discusses the history and creative process of writing a haiku, which may inspire proactive caregivers to plan a weekend poetry project.” —Kirkus Reviews
"Nuño sets the story in the Japanese countryside, and the book has a classical, almost formal design. Each spread contains an illustration on one side and text on the other, both framed within gently hexagonal borders. On nearly every spread is a haiku, printed vertically next to a small symbol of nature. For instance, an early spread includes this evocative haiku: 'Along the way / the buzzing of bees / and our footsteps.' Underneath is a small bee within a crimson-colored border. In this lovingly designed book (which is printed on environmentally friendly paper with an appealing heft), Celej’s muted, earth-toned cut-paper illustrations are spare, textured and feature the elegant lines of traditional Japanese art." —BookPage
“The Dance of the Bees is a beautiful moving picture book about the life of bees and their importance in the world”. —Infantilandia.es
ISBN: 9788418302275
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 481g
32 pages