The Boy Who Lost His Bumble
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$1673
Picture Book · Ages 3–6 · 2014

The Boy Who Lost His Bumble

Written and illustrated by Trudi Esberger

Part of the Child's Play Library series

A boy's bees vanish. Can he bring them back as spring arrives?

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32 pages· ~500L
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Bookroo's summary

A young boy is captivated by the bees in his garden until they mysteriously vanish one rainy day. As he struggles to understand their disappearance, he wonders if he can coax them back. Despite his efforts, nothing seems to work. With the arrival of spring, hope begins to bloom. This charming tale explores the cycles of nature and underscores the vital role bees play in our world. Will the boy's garden buzz with life once more?

From the publisher

The boy in this debut picture book is fascinated by the bees in his garden, and is puzzled and saddened when they disappear one rainy day. What can have caused them to leave, and is there anything he can do to get his bumble back? Nothing he tries is successful, but things start to look a little brighter with the arrival of Spring. A gentle, quirky introduction to the cycles of nature, with an important and highly topical message about the value of bees to our world.

At a glance
Format
Pages
32
Reading age
3–6
Audience
Picture
Lexile
~500L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~3.3
F&P level
~N
Publication
Published
April 1, 2015
First published
September 22, 2014
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781846436628

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