Spring 2025

I Saw a Bee

From the Series In the Garden

  • Interest Level: Preschool - Grade 3
  • Reading Level: Grade 1

A boy is playing in the garden when he is startled to find a bee in a box.

He chases the bee, but the bee turns the tables by chasing the boy, who then hides in a box. After a while, the boy gets bored. He searches for the bee, and before long, the two are fast friends!

This charming story is about making friends, not only with bees but with the natural world in which we live. The beautiful illustrations are teaming with many plants and other insects to discover and befriend.

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978-1-915252-85-2
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Interest Level Preschool - Grade 3
Reading Level Grade 1
Genre Picture Books
Copyright 2025
Publisher Scallywag Press
Imprint Scallywag Press
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2025-05-06
Text Type Fiction
BISACS JUV057000, JUV039050, JUV002140
Dewey [E]
Dimensions 9.5 x 9.5
Features Activities, Original artwork, Teaching Guides, and eSource

Author, Illustrator: Rob Ramsden

Rob Ramsden is an illustrator who also teaches design. He lives in Suffolk, UK, where he is a keen gardener, and his type of gardening is strictly about the wildlife.

Lerner eSource™ offers free digital teaching and learning resources, including Common Core State Standards (CCSS) teaching guides. These guides, created by classroom teachers, offer short lessons and writing exercises that give students specific instruction and practice using Common Core skills and strategies. Lerner eSource also provides additional resources including online activities, downloadable/printable graphic organizers, and additional educational materials that would also support Common Core instruction. Download, share, pin, print, and save as many of these free resources as you like!

In the Garden

In the Garden introduces very young children to the natural world. Diverse protagonists discover the sounds and sights, plants and creatures to be found in a garden and learn the pleasure of growing things. Simple text with rhythm and rhyme and detailed illustrations… View available downloads →