Mason Meets a Mason Bee: An Educational Encounter with a Pollinator

By Dawn V Pape, Holm Heather and Hunter Dave

Mason, like many other kids, is afraid of bees. Find out how a simple encounter with a mason bee changes Mason's life; Mason conquers his fear of bees and is empowered to be like a superhero to help protect the bees. This story teaches timely and important lessons about the native bees, habitat, pesticide use and native plants--heavy topics in a li

• Language: English
• Publisher: Good Green Life Publishing
• Release date: Jan 15, 2015
• ISBN: 9780985187767

Dawn V Pape

Dawn Pape started planting gardens in third grade when she was awarded a packet of seeds by her teacher. Besides gardening, Pape enjoys photography, performing pollinator puppet shows and speaking about functional, environmentally-friendly yards. She is also the author of Mason Meets a Mason Bee, Mason Meets a Mason Bee with K-5 Educator's Guide, and Thank You, Bugs! Pape holds a Master of Science in Environmental Education and lives near St. Paul, Minnesota with her husband and two boys. She can be reached at [e-mail].

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Praise for Mason Meets a Mason Bee

This book is a must have in all science classrooms. The precise photographs guide the story of Mason’s journey through observation and scientific inquiry with mason bees. The creative rhythm and rhyme draws listeners in with every page turn. Be sure to take advantage of the additional resources to extend your learner’s love and quest for knowledge. Creative and informative for all ages, children love it!

— Kara Cassidy, Kindergarten Teacher

"Mason Meets a Mason Bee by Dawn Pape is a book that should be on bookshelves and classrooms everywhere. It is about Mason who is afraid of bees. One day he meets a mason bee and learns that bees are also afraid of people. This book is a fun and educational way learning about bees. It is told in a rhyming way, it’s informative and done in such a cute way. A great read aloud. This book is also a good teaching tool and in the back of the book you will find science lessons. The illustrations are clear and bright and the colors really stand out. I gave this book 5 stars but it truly deserves many more. I highly recommend this book to everyone and anyone who has young children or work

Reviews for Mason Meets a Mason Bee

[mishker-1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Mason is a boy who is afraid of bees until he comes face to face with a Mason Bee only to find that the bee is afraid of humans too!In this fun and educational story Mason learns about the importance of bees from a bee himself. Once Mason is assured that bees are not out to hurt him, he learns why bees are important to him and the ecosystem. In a rhyming scheme, kids will learn not to fear bees, what bees do to help us and what we can do to help them. Mason Meets a Mason Bee introduces the very important topic of the declining bee population to children in an easy-to-understand way and opens up a dialogue for what children can do to help the bee population. This book was provided for free in return for an honest review.