Bee-Come!: A Collection of Short Stories

By Maya Bazzini and Tsehay Alemayehu

This work was inspired by many who are taking positive action in whatever way they can to reverse the problem bees face to continue their existence on Earth. Bee-Come is a collection of short stories on nature written for children. It focuses on the plight of bees, highlights the interconnectedness and coexistence on Earth. The book is written for children aged 4 to 8, to facilitate connection with nature. It can also be of interest for people who appreciate bees contribution to the overall balance of ecosystem and biodiversity. It also provides a list of organizations that readers may want to know to learn and participate in conserving bees and working with nature for the overall ecological balance.
Its so important that we recognize how interconnected and interdependent we all are for us to continue to flourish here on earth. We are all one creation. Tsehay has done a wonderful job of reminding us how precious and important bees are and what they do to support and enrich our lives. We would be lost without them.
Nick Williams www.inspired-entrepreneur.com
Author of The Work We Were Born To Do & Co-founder of the Inspired Entrepreneurs The stories look like they should get children thinking about bees.
Jeremy Dalton Head Warden, Osterley Park

• Language: English
• Publisher: Balboa Press
• Release date: Apr 10, 2012
• ISBN: 9781452548159

Maya Bazzini

Tsehay Alemayehu is a Montessori teacher, writer, and firm supporter of nature’s role in the development of children’s education. She is the author of two other children’s storybooks, Zeraf! and The Girl Who Smelled Like Orange. She grew up in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She now lives in the UK with her husband and their two children. Maya Bazzini was born in London. A graduate from University of Arts in London, she has been working on film production for the BBC, channel 4, Al Jazeera, and for independent British filmmakers. Maya has traveled much of South America and has come to know closely with indigenous communities, mainly in Guatemala, Venezuela, Chile, and Argenti na, where she currently lives and works.

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Copyright © 2012 Tsehay Alemayehu

Text © 2012 Tsehay Alemayehu

Illustrations © 2012 Maya Bazzini

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ISBN: 978-1-4525-4816-6 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4525-4815-9 (e)

Balboa Press rev. date:4/4/2012

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Contents

Bee-Come!

The Boy Who Needed To Know Why

Children of the Earth

The Queen of Cities

Author

Tsehay Alemayehu is a Montessori teacher, writer and a firm supporter of nature’s role in the development of children’s education. She is the author of two other children’s story books, Zeraf! and The Girl Who Smelled Like Orange. She grew up in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She now lives in the UK with her husband and their two children.

Illustrator

Maya Bazzini was born in London. A graduate from University of Arts in London, she has been working on film production for the BBC, channel 4, Al Jazeera and for independent British Filmmakers. Maya has travelled much of South America and has come to know closely with indigenous communities mainly in Guatemala, Venezuela, Chile, & Argentina where she currently live and work.

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Bee-Come!

At a local London park in the middle of the spring season, many people were enjoying the day.

But there was something new, a song in the air. Everyone could hear it. The people, the birds, the plants, those who live in the water, all inhabitants