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The hive detectives : chronicle of a honey bee catastrophe / Loree Griffin Burns ; with photographs by Ellen Harasimowicz.

Summary:

Bees don't just produce honey. Your food supply depends on them. Apiarist Dave Hackenberg's bees have a busy travel schedule, pollinating around the United States from February to July. So when Dave inspected four hundred of his hives and found that the bees had simply vanished, a dream team of bee scientists got to work.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0547152310
  • ISBN: 9780547152318
  • Physical Description: 66 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
  • Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 65) and index.
Target Audience Note:
10-13.
NC1120L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.5 2 136418.
Lexile 1120L
Awards Note:
A Junior Library Guild selection
Subject:
Bee culture > Juvenile literature.
Colony collapse disorder of honeybees > Juvenile literature.
Honeybee > Juvenile literature.

Available copies

  • 33 of 35 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)

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  • 0 current holds with 35 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Marion Library JUV 638 BUR (Text) 37810434860499 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Albemarle Main Library J 638.13 Bur (Text) 31010000352429 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library J638 B (Text) 39493106767744 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Black Mountain Library J638.13 BUR (Text) 0020506641248 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Camden County Library J 638 BUR (Text) 39488900039092 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Canton Library J638 Burns (Text) 33115007056371 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Clemmons Branch J638.13 B (Text) 0112515218900 Juvenile Nonfiction Checked out 08/07/2026
East Asheville Library J638.13 BUR (Text) 0020506641230 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Franklinton Branch J/638.13/Burns (Text) 72350000090976 Juvenile New Fiction Available -
Graham County Library J 638.13 BUR (Text) 80605001384097 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -

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Summary: Bees don't just produce honey. Your food supply depends on them. Apiarist Dave Hackenberg's bees have a busy travel schedule, pollinating around the United States from February to July. So when Dave inspected four hundred of his hives and found that the bees had simply vanished, a dream team of bee scientists got to work.