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Mizz Lizzie is the busiest bee in town, and she is determined to win the school spelling contest--but after studying all night she falls asleep during the contest, and when she finally wakes up she realizes that she has to learn to stop and smell the flowers.

When the bees in his yard go on strike, everything goes wrong for Benedict, until he finds a way to bring them back.

A magical striped suit lets a boy become a bee for a day.

When she is chosen to compete in the local spelling bee, Stacey learns that, win or lose, her words are powerful, and sometimes perseverance is the most important word of all, in this debut picture book from the iconic voting rights advocate.

Twelve-year-old Meg is anxious about growing apart from her best friend Beatrix, but she is also interested in learning about the quirky new student Hazel and her backyard beehive.

Captain Awesome is up against Miss Stinky Pinky in the second grade spelling bee.

Bees living in a field of clover dream of faraway places north, south, east and west, and explore the wonders of these varied ecosystems. Includes author's note on ground bees.

Henry is fascinated by the bees his Aunt Lilla cares for and he would love to help, but she says he must wait until he is older.--Provided by Publisher.

"Geraldine is an energetic, spirited second-grader with a passion for inventing. When she observes a decline in the bee population, Geraldine decides to find a way to help. A field trip to the space museum and a challenging homework assignment prompt her to sort through her parents' old gadgets and gizmos to create an invention that may one day save the bees. Can she produce something truly remarkable; something that might help the environment and...

Lola learns all about bees when she visits her mother's friend, Zora, who is a beekeeper.