The Busy Buzz Team, Bees
Two honeybees show that teamwork makes the sweetest honey
About this book
Meet Zimble and Zazz, two fuzzy honeybees with a very important job in a golden hive. Zimble finds a meadow full of wildflowers, and together the pair dances, gathers nectar, and carries pollen home. Side by side, they show the whole hive that making honey is sweetest when you stick together.
Book details
| Book type | Read Along Book – Narrated in a real human voice with word-by-word highlighting and static pictures. |
|---|---|
| Author | Smart Kidz Club |
| Ages | 5 to 7 years, also 3 to 5 years |
| Grade | Grade 1 |
| Reading level | Level 2, Easy Readers |
| Length | 9 pages, 470 words, 5 minutes |
| Categories | Story Time, Science, Character Education, Dialogic Reading |
| Interactive features | Memory Blocks Game activity |
| Language | English |
Where you can read this book
Reading and Math app: Read it here, plus Memory Blocks Game activity in the Reading and Math app.
Get the Reading and Math AppRead Along App: Read along narration with word by word highlighting.
Get the Read Along AppQuizzes and activities live in the Reading and Math app only. They are not part of the Read Along App.
Why read The Busy Buzz Team, Bees with your child
Teamwork is the heart of this book, and bees are a perfect way to show it. Zimble finds the flowers, Zazz remembers the way home, and together they gather twice as much as either could alone. Talk with your child about jobs that are easier with a partner, and how helping each other makes hard work feel lighter. The story also opens a door to real bee facts, from the waggle dance to the pollen baskets on their legs.
Talk about it together
- What jobs are easier when you work with a partner?
- How do Zimble and Zazz help each other?
- What would you want to learn about bees?
Inside the book
Zimble and Zazz are two honeybees with a big job: gather nectar and make honey for their hive. It is a story about teamwork, and about how bees talk, find flowers, and carry pollen. Children gain real bee facts woven into a sweet adventure, from the waggle dance to the pollen baskets on a bee's legs.
Read it together and follow the pair from their golden hive to a meadow full of wildflowers. Along the way, even a sad little girl learns something from watching two partners share the work.
From the book: “We are partners. I find the flowers, and Zazz helps me remember the way home.”
Words to learn in this book
- meadow: A large field of grass and wildflowers where bees love to work.
- Waggle Dance: A special dance bees do to tell their friends where the best food is hidden.
- nectar: The sweet juice inside flowers that bees turn into honey.
- pollen baskets: Tiny, fuzzy pockets on a bee's back legs used for carrying flower dust.
- thorax: The middle body segment of a bee, located between its head and its abdomen.
- UV vision: A special way of seeing colors that humans can't see, which helps bees find the center of flowers.
- antennae: Long, thin feelers on an insect's head used to smell, touch, and explore.
- larvae: Baby insects that look very different from adults.
- navigate: To find your way and move in the right direction.
- focused: Paying close attention to one thing.
- hive: The home where bees live.
- delicate: Very small and easy to hurt.
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Frequently asked questions
What ages is this book for?
This book suits ages 5 to 7 years, also 3 to 5 years.
Is this book narrated?
Yes. It is a read along book, so a real human voice reads the story while words are highlighted one by one on screen.
Which apps carry this book?
Both the Reading and Math app and the Read Along App. The Memory Blocks Game activity is a Reading and Math app feature. This book has no quiz.
How long is the book?
Nine pages, 470 words, about 5 minutes of reading time.
What do the bees do in this story?
Zimble and Zazz work as a team to gather nectar and make honey for their hive.
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