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Dana L. Church

    Esta autora escribe con un profundo amor por los animales, centrando su literatura infantil en las maravillas del mundo natural. Su profunda fascinación está respaldada por un doctorado en cognición animal, donde dedicó años al estudio del comportamiento y la memoria de los abejorros. Sigue cautivada por estas asombrosas criaturas, tejiendo su conocimiento y pasión en sus historias. Más allá de sus actividades literarias, atesora una buena taza de té, se pierde en un buen libro y disfruta de paseos con su amigable perro negro.

    The Beekeepers: How Humans Changed the World of Bumble Bees (Scholastic Focus)
    • 2021

      "Bumble bees are rather charming, buzzing from flower to flower with their furry black and yellow bodies. Depending on where you live, the bees you see might be escapees from a greenhouse or "bumble bee factory." They might even be descendants of stowaways on Viking ships. Thanks to humans, bumble bees are world travelers, spreading to countries that never hosted bumble bees before. For centuries these insects pollinated our crops. But are they pushing out native pollinators? Why are some species of bumble bees flourishing whereas others are floundering, to the point of possibly disappearing forever? Dana Church's narrative nonfiction explores these questions and tells the tale of bumble bees' history with humans. She highlights the interconnectedness of the two species, and touches on the topics of endangerment and extinction, the impact on human agriculture, bumble bee habitats and ecology, and the current crisis of bee protection. With a call to action for young people to become knowledgeable about our natural world and involved in its preservation, it's a hopeful and accessible guide to our history with these teddy bears of the insect world"--

      The Beekeepers: How Humans Changed the World of Bumble Bees (Scholastic Focus)