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Nonfi ction • Bees

• Beekeepers

• Insect Communities

• Labels in Pictures

• Repetition

• Word Parts: -keeper

ISBN 0-328-14108-9

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PhotographsEvery effort has been made to secure permission and provide appropriate credit for photographic material. The publisher deeply regrets any omission and pledges to correct errors called to its attention in subsequent editions.

Cover ©Wolfgang Schmidt/Das Fotoarchiv/Peter Arnold, Inc.; 1 ©George D. Lepp/Corbis; 2 ©David Lomax/Robert Harding Picture Library Ltd.; 3 ©Carson Baldwin Jr./Animals Animals/Earth Scenes; 4 ©George D. Lepp/Corbis; 5 ©Wolfgang Schmidt/Das Fotoarchiv/Peter Arnold, Inc.; 6 ©Steve McAlister/Getty Images; 7 ©Knut Mueller/Das Fotoarchiv/Peter Arnold, Inc.; 8 ©Royalty-Free/Corbis.

ISBN: 0-328-14108-9

Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc.

All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United States of America.

This publication is protected by Copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise. For information regarding permission(s), write to: Permissions Department, Scott Foresman, 1900 East Lake Avenue, Glenview, Illinois 60025.

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Talk About It1. Tell what bees need to make honey.2. Did you ever eat honey? What does it taste

like? What is the color of honey?

Write About It3. On a separate sheet of paper, draw a picture

of the part of the book you liked best. Write about it.

Extend LanguageA beekeeper takes care of the bees and the hive.What do you call a person who takes care of a zoo and the animals there?

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by Pedro Valdez

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Bees live in hives.Bees make honey.Bees need nectar.Nectar is sweet.

hive

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Bees need flowers.Flowers have nectar for bees.Bees eat nectar.

flower

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Flowers need bees.Bees carry pollen.Pollen feels like dust.

pollen

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Bees carry some pollen from flower to flower.The pollen helps the flowers.

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Bees work hard.Bees make honey.Bees help flowers.

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Bees need flowers.Flowers also need bees. The beekeeper brings the hive to the garden.

beekeeper

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Now look at this picture.What do you see?

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PhotographsEvery effort has been made to secure permission and provide appropriate credit for photographic material. The publisher deeply regrets any omission and pledges to correct errors called to its attention in subsequent editions.

Cover ©Wolfgang Schmidt/Das Fotoarchiv/Peter Arnold, Inc.; 1 ©George D. Lepp/Corbis; 2 ©David Lomax/Robert Harding Picture Library Ltd.; 3 ©Carson Baldwin Jr./Animals Animals/Earth Scenes; 4 ©George D. Lepp/Corbis; 5 ©Wolfgang Schmidt/Das Fotoarchiv/Peter Arnold, Inc.; 6 ©Steve McAlister/Getty Images; 7 ©Knut Mueller/Das Fotoarchiv/Peter Arnold, Inc.; 8 ©Royalty-Free/Corbis.

ISBN: 0-328-14108-9

Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc.

All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United States of America.

This publication is protected by Copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise. For information regarding permission(s), write to: Permissions Department, Scott Foresman, 1900 East Lake Avenue, Glenview, Illinois 60025.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 V034 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05

Talk About It1. Tell what bees need to make honey.2. Did you ever eat honey? What does it taste

like? What is the color of honey?

Write About It3. On a separate sheet of paper, draw a picture

of the part of the book you liked best. Write about it.

Extend LanguageA beekeeper takes care of the bees and the hive.What do you call a person who takes care of a zoo and the animals there?

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