• The Hive Detectives: Chronicle of a Honey Bee Catastrophe (Scientists in the Field)

The Hive Detectives: Chronicle of a Honey Bee Catastrophe
(Scientists in the Field)

Author
Loree Griffin Burns
Illustrator
Ellen Harasimowicz
Publication Date
May 20, 2010
Genre / Grade Band
Non-fiction /  4th − 5th
The Hive Detectives: Chronicle of a Honey Bee Catastrophe (Scientists in the Field)
Description
An examination of bee wranglers and bee scientists who have been working to understand colony collapse disorder, or CCD. Readers explore the lives of the fuzzy, buzzy insects and learn what might happen if they were gone. Full color.
Publication date
May 20, 2010
Classification
Non-fiction
Page Count
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ISBN-13
9780547152318
Lexile Measure
1120
Guided Reading Level
W
Publisher
Clarion Books
Series
Scientists in the Field
BISAC categories
JNF051150 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Zoology
JNF003120 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Insects, Spiders, etc.
JNF037020 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection
JNF051020 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | Agriculture
Library of Congress categories
Honeybee
Bee culture
Bees
Colony collapse disorder of honeybees

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Starred Review
Not long after beekeepers encountered a devastating new problem in their hives in 2006, a team of bee scientists began working to discover the causes of colony collapse disorder (CCD), now attributed to a combination of factors possibly including pesticides, nutrition, mites and viruses...Harasimowicz's clear, beautifully reproduced photographs support and extend the text.

ALA/Booklist

Starred Review
Throughout the presentation, readers learn about the anatomy, development, and social behavior of honey bees, and observe the process of scientific investigation and its vital, real-world application. Appended are lists of recommended books, magazines, films, Web sites as well as a glossary and a source bibliography. A fascinating book from the Scientists in the Field series.
Loree Griffin Burns
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 Life on Surtsey: Iceland's Upstart Island, Citizen Scientist: Be a Part of Scientific Discovery in Your Own Back Yard, 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 four children's books, all with Loree Griffin Burns. Ellen loves to travel and photograph far-off places. www.ellenharasimowicz.com
Flicker Tale Children's Book Award
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Nominee 2012 - 2012
Cybils
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Finalist 2010 - 2010
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens
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Recommended 2011 - 2011
Young Hoosier Book Award
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Nominee 2013 - 2013
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