"Bee Hummingbird
Nectar detector,
nectar inspector,
hover, hum, buzz.
Nectar selector,
nectar collector,
but not a bee because ...
This backwards flier,
gravity defier
has feathers and not fuzz.
Turquoise attire,
wingbeats of fire,
bee hummingbird.
BUZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!"
The format for this new book is absolutely sure to win fans! Tiffany Stone introduces 15 miniscule but formidable creatures that kids are not likely to recognize. That is what will make them so fascinating to them.
A short poem, illustrated with humor and charm in an appropriate setting, is accompanied by cartoon-like panels of images that further clarify the superpower attributed to the creature introduced in the poetry. For the bee hummingbird mentioned above, the cartoon panel describes its Amazing Aerobatics.
"Guess why they call me a
bee hummingbird!
Because we are almost the same size!
Yup! I'm the smallest species of bird.
I flap my wings 80-100 times a second!
I even buzz like a bee!
Wanna see something cool?
I can hover ...
,,, fly backwards ...
... and upside down.
Show off."
I was intrigued, start to finish. Kids will be, too. There is so much to learn. The fascination is that we share the world with them, and may never have seen any of them, or know much about them. An Oribatid Mite can lift over 1000 times its weight; a pygmy seahorse is smaller than a paper clip and is an expert at camouflage; a hydra never ages; an immortal jellyfish can go back to being a baby and grow once more. Surprised? I certainly was.
Kids are often told they are too small to do what they think they can do. In this enjoyable and informative book, they learn that doesn't have to be true at all.
What is YOUR superpower?
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