What holds our world together? What makes things work month after month, year after year and century after century/
In the world of plants that magical creature with the superpowers could be a sweat bee, a fly, the mighty ant or the mysterious moth.These are the pollen movers who visit flower after flower brushing grains of poleen onto their own bodies and then carrying that pollen on to the next flower.
Their work is what gives us flowers and apples and cabbages. We need every one of these super insects.
Helen Frost wields her mighty pen to celebrate our insects in her gorgeous poems taking us from bug to bug and opening our world and sparking our sense of wonder.
Spectacular photographs. This would be a great read aloud to introduce pollination and to change the fear and disregard of insects into a new awareness of their superpowers that power the planet every single day. Little guys with big jobs keeping the world working day after day.
Recommended by: Barb Langridge, abookandahug.com
32 pages 978-1536229103 Ages 4-8
Keywords: pollinators, insects, how things work, environmental stewardship, photographs, science, Science Curriculum, 4 year old, 5 year old, 6 year old, 7 year old, 8 year old
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Veteran collaborators return with a feast of fresh, whimsical poems and truly dazzling close-up photographs of mighty pollinators doing what they do best.
Have you noticed, on a summer’s day, the fine powder at the heart of a flower or floating on a breeze? What is pollen, and why does it matter? Almost invisible, pollen waits for the one thing it needs: a ride on the wind—or on wings, fur, or feathers. That’s where pollinators come in, small and mighty, holding the world together with their work. Soft, shimmering photographs saturated with color evoke the busy world of bees, butterflies, bats, and moths—and many lesser-known species—at arrestingly close range. Playful poems encourage the reader to look closely, to marvel, and most of all, to care, while concise back matter underscores the vital role these creatures play in the ecosystem and the ways we can help pollinators help us. A seventh seamless blend of poetry, nonfiction, and captivating photography from the dynamic duo behind Step Gently Out, The Mighty Pollinators belongs in every classroom—and in the hands of any curious child eager to understand nature and its wonders.---from the publisher
