Amazon Hall of Fame Reviewer Grady Harp said, "Having read and absorbed the very important book BLESS THE BEES by Kenneth Eade, this version that delivers the same message is meant for children and is a very fine introduction to biology for young minds: teach them from the start to honor bees and their mission for our flourishing." From the author and photographer of the number one bestseller on the disappearance of the bees comes a beautifully illustrated children's book. Filled with full color macro photographs, this book explains who our pollinators are, what they do, why they are at risk, at what we can do to help them. The writing of the best seller, Bless the Bees: The Pending Extinction of our Pollinators and What We Can Do to Stop It, was a culmination of gathering news and research on the issue of the endangerment of our pollinators. It was written to educate the public on how important the pollinators are to humans, how important they are to the world, what crisis they are facing, the reasons for the crisis, and what we can do to solve it. During this mission, it occurred to me that the best way to bring my cause to the people was to write a children's book on the same subject. Since it is their world we have prepared them to inherit, and their future from the seeds we are sowing now (and the damage we are doing) they have a vested interest in the well being of our environment. Insects are a subject that have always fascinated children, and these insects are very important ones. It is crucial that they know about the crisis and collectively take action with all of us to help.

#1 Kindle Best Seller the first weekend of its publication. "This is a very important book and one that belongs in the hands of everyone who cares about ecology and the preservation of the bee population, and that in turn means the preservation of life as we know it on this planet." - Grady Harp, Amazon Hall of Fame Reviewer. Albert Einstein said, "If the bee disappears from the earth, man would have no more than four years to live." This beautifully illustrated edition is meant to educate the reader about the potential extinction of the bees as an indicator of a mass extinction, the last one of which was 65 million years ago. It explains what pollination is, who does it, why its essential to us, what things are threatening our pollinators and what we, as individuals, can do about it. They have been in existence for over 100 million years, but it has taken us less than 30 years to kill almost all of them off. Honey bees are responsible for pollinating 60% of the world's food supply. Without them, the human race would face starvation. A worldwide epidemic, it has been called the bee apocalypse by Russia's president, but it is worse in the United States than any other country. Since 1972, feral honey bees in the United States have declined 80% to near extinction, and domestic bees in the United States are down to 60%. Since 2006, the epidemic has been referred to as colony collapse disorder, describing the disappearance of entire colonies of bees. Among the causes cited for this disaster of epidemic proportions are parasites, the decrease in abundance and diversity of wildflowers, insecticides and genetically engineered foods (GMO's) that create their own synthetic pesticides which kill bees as well as other insects. But one thing is for certain-- mankind is responsible for the drastic decline in bee population and the United States government is doing nothing about it. On the contrary, the government has taken measures to make the problem worse. There is more to this delicate 100 million year old evolution of pollination that just honey bees, who were not native to the United States, but imported from Europe and probably originally came from Africa. At least 4,000 species of wild bees are known to exist in North America alone. All of them are at risk, and this book will show you how you can make a difference in saving them, our food supply, and our planet as we know it.