Inside the Bee's Hive

This colorful book is one of six initial volumes in the Snug as a Bug: Where Bugs Live series; here, Ang describes honey bees living in a hive in a hollow tree. Each double-page spread introduces a new topic, such as the stages of bee development, the social organization of the bee colony, and the protection of the hive. Opposite the large color photo filling each right-hand page is a yellow page carrying a heading, a few sentences of large-print text, and a smaller illustration, usually another photo. Labels offer some additional information, though it is limited. For example, on the full-page, greatly enlarged photo of a bee, only the wings, legs, and antennae are labeled. Other basic body parts (head, thorax, abdomen) are not mentioned at all. Recommended as supplemental material for larger collections.