Leave your games aside, my most esteemed readers, and prepare to listen to the chronicle of my first journey inside a flower. In that flowery meadow that stretched before our eyes there was great confusion. I still have clear memories in my mind of that myriad of insects that came and went from the corollas of the flowers, that dust of pollen swirling in the wind and those white clouds that came and went in the blue sky.

Life of a bee told by itself is an original book that teaches children the fundamental concepts of the life of insects, explaining through a delicate and sensitive narration how bees live and why they are so important. A book that arouses curiosity and stimulates questions, helping adults and children alike to reflect on the role of bees, delving into important topics such as the relationship between humans and insects, biodiversity and climate change.

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The story

Larissa is a nice and courageous honey bee who tells us the story of her life, from her birth in a hole abandoned by a woodpecker, to her friendships and conflicts with other insects. Her community is in grave danger and only an act of great courage can save it!

The structure of the volume

A captivating story which teaches about the fundamental concepts of ecology

It offers interesting curiosities

And nice illustrations

Read some chapters from the book, which have been translated into English to facilitate your evaluation:

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THE AUTHOR

Luca Sciortino is a philosopher, writer and scientific popularizer. Trained as a physicist, he received his doctorate in philosophy of science from the Open University (UK).  He was a research fellow at the University of Leeds (UK) and a fellow Armenise-Harvard science writer at Harvard University (USA). He has won writing awards and published research articles in international philosophy journals such as "Erkenntnis" and the "International Journal in Philosophy of Science".