How to Bee
How to Bee
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How to Bee

Written by Bren MacDibble
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9 - 12
Reading age
224
Page count
170
Words per page
810L
Lexile measure
Mar 3, 2020
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A story about family, loyalty, kindness and bravery, set against an all-too-possible future where climate change has forever changed the way we live. In a world where real bees are extinct, the quickest, bravest kids climb the fruit trees and pollinate the flowers by hand. Peony lives with her sister, Magnolia, and her grandfather on a fruit farm outside the city. All Peony really wants is to be a bee. Even though she is only nine – and bees must be ten – Peony already knows all there is to know about being a bee and she is determined to achieve her dream. Life on the farm is a scrabble, but there is enough to eat and a place to sleep, and there is love. Then Peony’s mother arrives to take her away from everything she has ever known. Peony is taken to the city to work for a wealthy family. Will Peony’s grit and quick thinking be enough to keep her safe? How to Bee is a beautiful and fierce novel for younger readers, and the voice of Peony will stay with you long after you read the last page. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.6 Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781773064185
    Publication Date
    March 3, 2020
    Publisher
    Groundwood Books
    Page Count
    224
    Words Per Page
    170
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    9 - 12 years
    Lexile® Level
    810L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~S
    ATOS® Book Level
    4.6
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    6
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    506781
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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