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The Broken Bees' Nest: Beekeeping
Arun and Keya find the perfect tree for a tree house. Too bad it comes with a battered bees' nest! These bees need a new home--right away! Tying into the popular Makers Movement, Makers Make It Work is a series of fun easy-to-read stories that focus on problem-solving and hands-on action. This charming story explores the Makers theme of Beekeeping and includes explanatory sidebars and an insect-related activity for young makers to try themselves!
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32 pages, ebook
Published January 1, 2019
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About the author
Lydia Lukidis
44Ìýbooks43ÌýfollowersLydia Lukidis is an award-winning author of 50+ trade and educational books for children. Her titles include UP, UP HIGH: The Secret Poetry of Earth's Atmosphere (Capstone, 2025), DANCING THROUGH SPACE: Dr. Mae Jemison Soars to New Heights (Albert Whitman, 2024), and DEEP, DEEP, DOWN: The Secret Underwater Poetry of the Mariana Trench (Capstone, 2023) which was a Crystal Kite winner for the Canada and North America division, Forest of Reading Silver Birch Express Honor, a Cybils Award nominee, and winner of the Dogwood Readers Award. A science enthusiast from a young age, Lydia now incorporates her studies in science and her everlasting curiosity into her books.
Lydia is very involved in the kidlit community. She volunteers as a judge on Rate your Story, co-hosts the annual Fall Writing Frenzy competition, and is an active member of SCBWI, CANSCAIP, 12 x 12, and The Authors Guild. Another passion of hers is fostering a love for children’s literacy through the writing workshops she regularly offers in elementary schools across Quebec with the Culture in the Schools program.
Lydia is represented by literary agent Miranda Paul from the Erin Murphy Literary Agency.
For more information, please visit .
Lydia is very involved in the kidlit community. She volunteers as a judge on Rate your Story, co-hosts the annual Fall Writing Frenzy competition, and is an active member of SCBWI, CANSCAIP, 12 x 12, and The Authors Guild. Another passion of hers is fostering a love for children’s literacy through the writing workshops she regularly offers in elementary schools across Quebec with the Culture in the Schools program.
Lydia is represented by literary agent Miranda Paul from the Erin Murphy Literary Agency.
For more information, please visit .
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May 29, 2019
�'BEES!' Keya cried. 'Run for your life!'
Arun grabbed her hand. “They won’t hurt you
if you don’t bother them. Bees are totally amazing."
THE BROKEN BEE'S NEST, by Lydia Lukidis, is a great way to introduce bee facts to any child. The engaging fictional story is interspersed with fun facts about bees, and there's additional backmatter too that helps kids understand how to be friends to bees. Whimsical illustrations by Andre Ceolin pair with well chosen words that encourage kids to respect living things, make things with their hands, and create. This story is part of the MAKERS MAKE IT WORK STEAM series, one of many books that empowers young readers to explore ideas and use their creativity.
Arun grabbed her hand. “They won’t hurt you
if you don’t bother them. Bees are totally amazing."
THE BROKEN BEE'S NEST, by Lydia Lukidis, is a great way to introduce bee facts to any child. The engaging fictional story is interspersed with fun facts about bees, and there's additional backmatter too that helps kids understand how to be friends to bees. Whimsical illustrations by Andre Ceolin pair with well chosen words that encourage kids to respect living things, make things with their hands, and create. This story is part of the MAKERS MAKE IT WORK STEAM series, one of many books that empowers young readers to explore ideas and use their creativity.
May 16, 2019
I found this book to be a fun read as well as very interesting and informative. The first time I read it, my granddaughter said, "Again!" I love the things I learned and the bee tidbits included on the pages. I always enjoy back matter that leads readers to continue learning about or interacting with the book subject matter. In this case, the back matter was all about BEES! Vibrant illustrations keep readers looking and listening. This is definitely a book that will encourage readers to get out in nature and appreciate our bees.
October 24, 2019
When Arun and Keya are searching for the perfect tree for their tree house, they come across a broken bees' nest. With a little help from their neighbor, a beekeeper, the children are able to save the bees and move them to a new home. Children will enjoy learning all about bees while they read the story.
June 19, 2021
A very informative book about honeybees as told through a story about relocating a wild hive to a wooden hive box. It's quite wordy and the book is fairly small so it is probably best for one-on-one reading or with very small groups.
July 5, 2019
An elementary level easy reader about a brother and sister helping to rehome some bees. Very informative and cute
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