{"product_id":"the-bee-tree-9781935955146","title":"The Bee Tree","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpecial Recognition, Paterson Prize for Books for Young People\u003cbr\u003e Skipping Stones Honor Award, Skipping Stones Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis beautifully illustrated STEM picture book is both a fascinating insight into honeybee behavior and a satisfying story of coming of age.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNizam lives in a village in Peninsular Malaysia. His grandfather Pak Teh is the leader of the honey hunting clan. It is Pak Teh who has the high honor of climbing the tall Tualang tree deep in the rainforest. Lying on a branch more than a hundred feet in the air, he uses the clan's secret method to harvest the honey without being stung. But Pak Teh is getting older, and he is ready for someone to take over his role. Even though Nizam and his cousin Shukor have climbed the mighty Tualang in the daylight, they have never done it at night. Will they be brave enough? Will the angry bees sting them? Or will they succeed and claim their place in the clan?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe creators of this book participated in the honey hunt with the Orang Asli, the indigenous people of Malaysia, and the extensive backmatter provides additional information on the country, the rainforest, the Orang Asli, and the giant honeybees.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cinco Puntos Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/10\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781935955146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.80h x 8.00w x 0.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e116940 \/ Bee Tree\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.7 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 1\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Stephen Buchmann, Diana Cohn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45150715904181,"sku":"9781935955146","price":11.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_b819e484-a2f5-440e-8bc9-4d5a5a3fa5f8.jpg?v=1741105106","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-bee-tree-9781935955146","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}