Just One Bee
LAMOND / BERTINI
Publication Date:
1 Sep. 2022
Format:
Paperback / softback
ISBN 9780648899655
All it takes is the will to make dreams come true. JUST ONE BEE is a story of hope, determination and never giving up: the story of One-bee and her dream to revert desolate wastes back to fields of flowers. But to change a desert to meadowland she needs to go it alone because when she comes across another bee, she discovers not only is he hoarding a single precious flower and a queen bee, but he refuses to believe positive change is possible. Other-bee does all he can to quash One-bee's dream. But One-bee's persistence, patience and optimism eventually prove Other-bee wrong, and she shows him how dreams can come true. AGES: 4 plus AUTHORS: Margrete Lamond is a publisher, author, educator and researcher known for her quirky upcycling of traditional and classic tales for young readers. Margrete's first book with Dirt Lane Press was The Sorry Tale of Fox and Bear, which was short-listed for the prestigious NSW Premier's Literary Awards in 2018. Anthony Bertini works in the corporate world and his specific focus is Clean Tech. As a co-founder of 350.orgAustralia, Anthony believes young people are key to reversing climate change and making the future a better place. Anthony's first book, Things My Pa Told Me, was published by Hardie Grant Egmont/Little Hare and has been translated into several languages and sold over 20,000 copies. Just One Bee is Anthony's second book with Dirt Lane Press. Christopher Nielsen is an award-winning Sydney-based illustrator with a love for weathered surfaces and vintage design. He specialises in advertising, editorial, corporate, hand lettering, children's books, packaging and publishing illustration. His first picture-book with Dirt Lane Press was game-changing The Dream Peddler by Irena Kobald.
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Book Type: Picture BooksAge Group: 3 years +
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Class Novel: No
Good Reads Rating: /5
Literary Rating: /5
Review
One-bee is the last bee left in a dry, dusty, dead, flowerless world…or so she thinks.
When she comes across a flower growing in the dust, she is excited—but what use is one flower? Dejected, One-bee flies away, only to see something in the distance: another bee, and he has another flower!
Unfortunately, Other-bee is a skinny, cranky, gloomy old thing, and he isn’t interested in One-bee’s promises of more flowers—he just wants to keep his flower and his Queen for himself. One-bee isn’t deterred though, and she doesn’t give up trying until she manages to pollinate Other-bee’s flower and grow fields and fields of beautiful new flowers. All because of just one little bee.
This story portrays a distinctly dark future for our planet without bees, but it is not without a ray of hope.
Just One Bee is a great resource to discuss the importance of bees within Earth’s ecosystem, and for topics of environmentalism, responsibility, and activism as a whole.
The gorgeous illustrations are all in tones of blue-grey, orange-brown and cream, showing the contrast between the washed-out and desolate beginning and the richly colourful end. An informative and engaging read.
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