‘Kiwi Bees Have Tiny Knees’ Book Review by Poetry Box
Rachel has a gift with words. She can take a fact (these bees are really really small) and use great analogies (children-friendly) to illuminate the fact.
Rachel has a gift with words. She can take a fact (these bees are really really small) and use great analogies (children-friendly) to illuminate the fact.
It’s about time there was a book about our native bees because there are 28 species buzzing around our plants and trees.
This hardback book is beautifully produced and absolutely chocka with ngaro huruhuru – native bee facts, info bubbles, photos and illustrations.
Kiwi Bees Have Tiny Knees has been picked for virtually every awards and books of the year list because it’s truly fantastic.
It’s quite magical when I think about children listening to their favourite stories over and over. They still laugh at the funny bits, point at the pictures, join in with the words and beam enthusiastically like it’s not a book they’ve heard a hundred times before!
Little ones will enjoy the wordplay and rhyme of this new story by this dynamic New Zealand duo, Rachel Weston and Scott Tulloch.
Children dip in and out of imaginative play so easily, there’s no boundaries and no rules, just the freedom to wander and make mess where they will.
Some great questions were asked by the Northern Advocate about my interest in bumblebees and why I wrote and published picture book, Bumblebee, for children 1-5 years.
Children have enquiring minds and ask wonderful questions. This story will prompt some of those interesting questions. I’ve added some information about bumble(bees) in the back of this book. It’s easier for children to care about bees when they understand what they do and why they should look after them.
This beautifully crafted piece of writing by Rachel Weston, lovingly adorned with vibrant and colourful illustrations by Deborah Hinde.