> >NED KELLY & THE CITY OF THE BEES, by Thomas Keneally (author of >"Schindler's List"), is "a story of how Ned Kelly spent a summer in a bee >hive, > > I found this fantasy charming and suitable most likely for children 8 >years and older. > >Adrian M. Wenner >******************************************************************** I have just read this Australian children's book, courtesy of Dr. Wenner, and recommend it also. Some sections are very charming, and overall it gives a much better feeling for the life of bees of any children's book I've seen. The pen and ink illustrations are superb. Other story books are: The Magic School Bus Inside a Beehive by Cole, Gran's Bees, by Thompson. A delightful classic is The Bee Man of Orn by Stockton (illustrated by Maurice Sendak). A story book replete with egregious errors is R.L. Stine's Goosebumps: Why I'm Afraid of Bees. Among the numerous scientific bee books for children my favorite is The Fascinating World of Bees by Julivert (Barron's).