Plan bee : everything you ever wanted to know about the hardest-working creatures on the planet / Susan Brackney
2009, First Edition. New York : Penguin. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 192 pages; Description: xv, 192 p. : ill. , map ; 22 cm. Notes: "A Perigee book." Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-176) and index. Subjects: Honeybee. Bee culture. Summary: A fascinating guided tour through the history, folklore, and function of the endangered honeybee. Featured recently in major national news stories because they are disappearing at an alarming rate, bees are the unsung-and absolutely essential- heroes of the food chain. Now they get their due in this delightfully illustrated, fact-filled book, courtesy of a professional beekeeper and nature writer who explores. Item #183198
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