Wings by Raymond Huber Walker Books $19.99
We first met Ziggy the bee in Raymond Huber’s book Sting. Young Ziggy is a bee who gets into lots of adventures, many of them quite risky. This book was shortlisted for several awards including the NZ Post Book Awards for Children and Adults.
Ziggy is back in a new adventure called Wings. Huber has definitely got a thing about honey bees and the important part they play in our lives. He takes these facts and has Ziggy and his fellow-bees illustrate them for us while they explore and get up to all sorts of hi-jinks. Learning by stealth? For sure!
In Wings Ziggy and his friends have been transported to Tokyo by scientist and friend to these bees, Sparkles to him, Sophie to us. They meet some Japanese bees and their adventures begin with a big hornet as the nasty bad guy. There is also a mystery danger to all the bees in the world that Sophie is hoping her Japanese friends will help her prevent.
This is a great adventure story that kids can read with wide open imaginations. Great plots, clear action and strong relationships make for a great story. The main characters just happen to be bees! Sell it to your young customers as a great adventure story for 8 to 11 year olds and you will be doing them a great favour.
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