The Abundant Garden Sample

C.S Lewis has been credited with saying, "A children's story which is only enjoyed by children is a bad children's story". Stories have a way of making learning easy, fun, and memorable.

For each lesson it is recommended you read at least one resource and story book as you are able. Check your library for availability first to save money. We encourage you to read reviews before buying books to add to your own collection. You can support Kinderfarm Family by shopping Amazon through the links provided, but often the books can be found cheaper at Abebooks.com or Betterworldbooks.com.

*Please note: There is a (R) beside all books personally reviewed and our favorites are labeled as "highly recommended". Age categories are assigned upon a child's approximate developmental readiness and not on reading ability. There may be mention of evolution in some books. For help in debating evolution, consider subscribing to Institute for Creation Research (icr.org).

Resources to learn more about bees:

• Bees: A Honeyed History by Piotr Socha - highly recommended for children ages 6-12 (includes evolution). (R)
• The Life and Times of the Honeybee by Charles Micucci - highly recommended for children ages 5-11 (includes evolution). (R)
• Nature Anatomy (p. 68-69) by Julia Rothman - highly recommended for children ages 5-11 (includes evolution). (R)
• Farm Anatomy (p. 166-169) by Julia Rothman - highly recommended for children ages 5-11. (R)
• Honeybees by Joyce Milton - recommended for children ages 6-10. (R)
• The Bumblebee by Angela Sheehan - highly recommended for children ages 5-10. (R)
• Watch Honeybees With Me by Judy Hawes - recommended for children ages 5-10. (R)
• What If There Were No Bees? by Suzanne Slade - highly recommended for children ages 6-9. (R)
• Are You a Bee? by Judy Allen - recommended for children ages 5-8. (R)
• Bug Hotel by Libby Waldon - recommended for children ages 4-8. (R)
• The Honey Makers by Gail Gibbons - highly recommended for children ages 4-8 (includes evolution). (R)

Stories about bees:

• Parables From Nature ("The Law of Authority and Obedience p. 5-10) by Margaret Gatty - highly recommended for children ages 8 and up (consider buying an older edition). (R)
• In the Land of the Big Red Apple by Roger Lea MacBride - recommended for children ages 8-12. (R)
• Pooh's Library by A. A. Milne - a highly recommended collection of Pooh stories for children ages 3-12. (R)
• The Bee Tree by Stephen Buchmann - recommended for children ages 7-11.
• Bumblebee (First Look at Nature) by Angela Sheehan - highly recommended for children ages 6-10. (R)
• The Bee Who Spoke: The Wonderful World of Belle and the Bee by Al MacCuish - recommended for children ages 6-10. (R)
• The Honeybee Man by Lela Nargi - highly recommended for children ages 4-10. (R)
• The Bee Tree by Patricia Polacco - highly recommended for children ages 4-10. (R)
• Flight of the Honeybee by Raymond Huber - recommended for children ages 4-9. (R)
• The Beeman by Laurie Krebs - a rhyming book highly recommended for children ages 5-8. (R)
• Bee & Me by Alison Jay - a wordless picture book (which allows a child to tell the story based on the illustrations) highly recommended for children ages 2-8. (R)

Other resources:

• Safariology the Life Cycle of a Honeybee - This resource toy is a good way for children to learn more about the life cycle of the bee through touch. Recommended for children ages 4-12.

Additional books to be used for activities: (choose one or more recommended books for each activity):

Books used in the "Become a Honeybee Guardian" activity:

• What If There Were No Bees? by Suzanne Slade - highly recommended for children ages 6-9. (R)
• Bee & Me by Alison Jay - highly recommended for children ages 2-8. (R)

Books used in the "Honey Butter" activity:

• Little House on the Prairie Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder - highly recommended for children ages 6-12. (R)
• Pioneer Farm by Megan O'Hara - highly recommended for children ages 4-11. (R)

Books used in the "Anatomy of a Bee" activity:

• Bees: A Honeyed History by Piotr Socha - highly recommended for children ages 6-12 (please note there is mention of evolution). (R)
• Nature Anatomy (p. 68-69) by Julia Rothman - highly recommended for children ages 5-11 (please note there is mention of evolution). (R)
• Farm Anatomy (p. 166-169) by Julia Rothman - highly recommended for children ages 5-11. (R)

->Start the week's first activity "Honey Butter"->

Sample Week Table of Contents

Bees

• Bee Lesson
• Bee Literature
• Honey Butter
• Honey Lemon Lollipops
• Beeswax Candles
• You Are So Bee.you.tiful Cards
• Anatomy of a Bee
• Become a Bee Guardian

Next week's lesson "Johnny Appleseed"