Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
Our online Searchable Best Books List draws from the committee's annual Best Children's Books of the Year-beginning with the list of books published in 2000-with each featuring more than 600 high-quality titles for young readers.
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Begin with a Bee
Liza Ketchum, Jacqueline Briggs Martin, and Phyllis Root
Illustrator: Claudia McGehee
Ages: 6+
Published: 2021
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 978-1-5179-0804-1
Keywords: nature, insects
The life cycle of the rusty-patched bumble bee is described with wonder and lyrical language, enhanced by vibrant scratchboard artwork and abundant supplemental information.