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Bees of Notre-Dame, The
Meghan P. Browne
Illustrator: E.B. Goodale
Ages: 6+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Random House Studio/Random House Children's Books/PRH
ISBN: 978-0-593-37456-6
Keywords: Paris, Notre-Dame Cathedral, Fire, conservation, ecology
In 2013 beekeepers began tending hives on an iconic cathedral's roof, but in 2019 a fire changed everything. Lyrical text and evocative mixed-media illustrations. Back matter.