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bibliobrandie's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed this graphic novel about honey bees. I learned some new things.
x_librarian's review against another edition
3.0
More fact than fiction. This book throws in information about bees at an alarming rate, creating stilted conversations. It's an enjoyable read if you're just desperate to learn about bees, but otherwise there are better graphic novels waiting to be read.
emfo5777's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
wrentheblurry's review against another edition
3.0
SUMMARY: Nyuki started life as a bee larva, like every other bee in her hive. Through the aid of her 'big sister', Dvorah, Nyuki learns her place in the hive, and eventually forms a friendship with a flower named Bloomington. The life cycle of bees, along with the different roles they play, how they communicate, their metamorphosis process and more is explored in an entertaining yet factually correct way.
EVALUATION: The drawings all seem technically correct, and are done in a black-and-white format, which works fine for this story. Although laden with educational facts and information, I never once found it boring. I am sure there are a number of topics in my school career that I would have enjoyed more had they been presented in a graphical way similar to Clan Apis.
WHY I WOULD INCLUDE IT: After reading this, I gained a new appreciation for bees, and the impressive things that they can do. Plus, I learned some things about them that I didn’t know, and I had fun doing so. There is much to be said for something that can both teach and entertain the reader.
EVALUATION: The drawings all seem technically correct, and are done in a black-and-white format, which works fine for this story. Although laden with educational facts and information, I never once found it boring. I am sure there are a number of topics in my school career that I would have enjoyed more had they been presented in a graphical way similar to Clan Apis.
WHY I WOULD INCLUDE IT: After reading this, I gained a new appreciation for bees, and the impressive things that they can do. Plus, I learned some things about them that I didn’t know, and I had fun doing so. There is much to be said for something that can both teach and entertain the reader.
dddiane's review against another edition
5.0
❤❤❤ Full of facts, details about honeybee life cycle that I had never even heard before, funny dialogue, corny jokes, sentiment, friendship, spirit and heartbreak. Loved this graphic novel! How had I not read this before??
teachinsci's review against another edition
4.0
The Way of the Hive is a refresh of the earlier Jay Hosler work Clan Apis. This is the story of the life of a Honey Bee named Nyuki. The book blends a simple story telling Nyuki's life from a larvae to an adult bee and beyond with the science of honey bees and other species they encounter.
Readers will learn information like:
What happens at the various stages in the life of a bee?
How do bees communicate?
What is a swarm?
How dangerous even connecting pollen can be.
This graphic novel would be suitable for middle school through adult readers. The coloration of the story adds to the beauty of the original illustrations and really bring the book to life. I would recommend it to any teacher needing to help students understand insect life cycles or the web of life or to anyone who enjoys a good science read.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the chance to read a pre-release copy of this book.
Readers will learn information like:
What happens at the various stages in the life of a bee?
How do bees communicate?
What is a swarm?
How dangerous even connecting pollen can be.
This graphic novel would be suitable for middle school through adult readers. The coloration of the story adds to the beauty of the original illustrations and really bring the book to life. I would recommend it to any teacher needing to help students understand insect life cycles or the web of life or to anyone who enjoys a good science read.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the chance to read a pre-release copy of this book.
alex4allanimals's review
5.0
What a great book! It’s an anthropomorphic tail but also (aside from talking and “human emotion”, the information presented is correct! I think it was a fun and creative way to teach. As a beekeeper for over 15 years, I loved this. It’s a great way to educate kids and adults alike about what the honey bee’s life is like! My only complaint is how sad it was but it’s an important lesson in life which redeems in a happy ending. I love how there is even more info included in the back. I only had one correction: the cells are circles made by the bees, but via deformational physics, the edges squish together to make the hexagon- like two bubbles filling in the gaps!
helpfulsnowman's review
3.0
This is a pretty good book that does a better job explaining the circle of life than that silly song does.
But it's also kind of fucked up.
Not the book. I think the book could actually be a very gentle introduction to death and the utter fucking horror that is nature.
Seriously, nature is totally fucked up.
You'll see video of two little birds cuddling, then a hawk swoops in and just fucking tears one of the birds away. And you're like, "Those birds were in love. And then the bird's just...gone."
Every animal is like a goddamn murderous maniac!
And plants are no better. There's this quote, I think it's from a Swamp Thing comic, and I'll paraphrase:
"You see nature as harmonious. I see that tree strangling that other tree to death over a period of decades in front of its own mother."
Of course, I know people are no better.
I just want to watch nature docs that don't have so much, "Oh, and then this little dude got eaten."
And I know what you're thinking: That's nature. That's how it works. You can't just ignore it.
First of all: The hell I can't!
But secondly, it's not nature.
There's nothing natural about a documentary that follows a pair of penguins raising babies. There's nothing natural about applying narrative to them and romantic feelings to their behaviors. There's nothing natural about Patton Oswalt narrating the whole thing. There's nothing natural about the editing and music and all this shit that makes me invested in these goddamn penguins I never would've known about if I hadn't watched this fucking show.
But it's also kind of fucked up.
Not the book. I think the book could actually be a very gentle introduction to death and the utter fucking horror that is nature.
Seriously, nature is totally fucked up.
You'll see video of two little birds cuddling, then a hawk swoops in and just fucking tears one of the birds away. And you're like, "Those birds were in love. And then the bird's just...gone."
Every animal is like a goddamn murderous maniac!
And plants are no better. There's this quote, I think it's from a Swamp Thing comic, and I'll paraphrase:
"You see nature as harmonious. I see that tree strangling that other tree to death over a period of decades in front of its own mother."
Of course, I know people are no better.
I just want to watch nature docs that don't have so much, "Oh, and then this little dude got eaten."
And I know what you're thinking: That's nature. That's how it works. You can't just ignore it.
First of all: The hell I can't!
But secondly, it's not nature.
There's nothing natural about a documentary that follows a pair of penguins raising babies. There's nothing natural about applying narrative to them and romantic feelings to their behaviors. There's nothing natural about Patton Oswalt narrating the whole thing. There's nothing natural about the editing and music and all this shit that makes me invested in these goddamn penguins I never would've known about if I hadn't watched this fucking show.