An epic tale of the short but intense life of a honeybee.
“The more you know about bees,
I believe that we will come to cherish and love nature even more.”
Supervised and recommended by Professor Choi Jae-cheon
★Robert F.
Sibert Nonfiction Award
★Orbis Pictus Honor Award
★New York Public Library Picture Book of the Year
★Honbuk Nonfiction Book of the Year
★School Library Journal Nonfiction Book of the Year
★Kirkus Reviews · Publisher's Weekly? National Radio? Self-Awareness Picture Book of the Year
This is a fascinating book, a close-up look at the life of bees, blending illustrations with a suspenseful narrative.
_The New York Times
The best nonfiction, combining beautiful writing and amazingly detailed illustrations _School Library Journal
A Book as Wonderful as the Life of a Bee _Kirkus Reviews
A profound exploration of the short but challenging life of a bee _Publishers Weekly
A book that provides a complete perspective on the environment and living things, covering the entire life cycle of bees. _Honbook
It shows the life of the bee, the most industrious insect on Earth, in the most intense and accurate way.
_The Wall Street Journal
With dazzlingly beautiful, photographically detailed illustrations and captivating, poetic text, this book perfectly captures the lives of bees, their countless tasks.
_Booklist


《The Amazing 35 Days of Apis the Bee》 is a book that vividly shows the entire life of a honeybee like a documentary.
Candice Fleming, a moving writer who conveys living knowledge, has described the life of bees with poetic beauty and encyclopedic precision, and Eric Lohmann, a two-time Caldecott Medal winner, has captured the bees in more detail and vividness than a photograph.
The book has received rave reviews from various institutions and readers, and has won the Robert F.
It has won the Sibert Nonfiction Award and the Orbis Pictus Honor, as well as the New York Public Library, Horn Book, School Library Journal, Kirkus Review, and Publisher's Weekly Picture Book of the Year awards.



The world of worker bees, which bear the burden of the survival of all living creatures on Earth

As the title suggests, "The Amazing 35 Days of Apis the Bee" details the life of Apis the worker bee, with time flowing and roles changing.
From the day they are born, Apis has a lot to do, from cleaning the larval chamber to caring for the larvae, building the hive, and collecting nectar.
I change my activities every day to match my body's growth and changes.
Readers who thought that bees only collected nectar from flowers might be surprised by the versatility of Apis.


Why did the authors focus on the lives of bees, and specifically worker bees? All three types of bees in a hive have their own roles, but without worker bees, the hive cannot survive.
Eventually, all bees may disappear.
Thanks to the worker bees' help in pollinating plants, we can have a variety of foods on our table.
It could be said that worker bees carry the survival of all living things on their delicate wings.
Perhaps the authors hoped that by looking into the fierce lives of worker bees, children would gain a deeper understanding and love for bees, and nature in general.


Meet the Life of Honeybees, the King of Cooperation

Offices do a lot of work, but they don't do it all alone.
When other worker bees bring nectar from outside, they receive it and make honey.
When they discover a flower field, they dance to let their companions know where it is and then go together to collect nectar.
Also, Offices do not work only for themselves.
They clean the larvae cells for the next larvae to be born, and take care of the queen bee, who is too busy laying eggs, up to 2,000 a day, during the summer to take care of herself.
They risk their lives fighting against intruders to protect the hive where they all live and the honey that is their food.
I hope that children, as they observe the lives of these offices, will come to realize that each person's survival is connected to everyone else's.
Readers of this book will no longer view bees as merely frightening insects that attack humans with stings.
You will come to regard them as precious beings, busy flying around carrying the lives of your fellow beings, and indeed the lives of all living things, on your back.



The best nonfiction picture books created by the best writers

Candice Fleming, author of this book, tells the life of the Apis honeybee in a captivating and dramatic way.
First of all, the main character's name is interesting.
By setting the main character's name as 'Apis mellifera', we make the scientific name of the honeybee, which was considered a difficult name used only by scientists, feel familiar.
It is also interesting that there are two speakers.
One speaker calmly describes the life of a worker bee, while the other keeps asking when the office comes out.
The second speaker represents younger readers who may not yet know much about bees, which helps readers become more immersed in the book.
The second speaker's repeated question, "Do you fly?", gradually increases the dramatic tension, and the scene where Apis leaves the hive and flies away even provides catharsis.


Eric Lohmann, who is interested in showing the passage of time and the development of events through pictures, shows his strengths to the fullest in this book.
A painting depicting a bee in more detail than a photograph can convey the life cycle of a bee more vividly than a documentary film.
Author Lee Ji-yu, who conveys scientific knowledge to children in an easy and fun way, translated the original text into Korean, preserving its poetic rhythm and documentary-like vividness. Professor Choi Jae-cheon, a distinguished professor at the Department of Eco-Science at Ewha Womans University and the head of the Biodiversity Foundation, reviewed the book to ensure accuracy.
As Professor Choi Jae-cheon writes in his recommendation, "The more you learn about bees, the more you will come to cherish and love nature." I hope that by reading this book, you will learn more about bees and come to love nature more deeply.