OMFG, BEES!
Bees Are So Amazing and You’re About to Find Out Why
By Matt Kracht
Guess what: Bees are incredible. If you don't think so, you're wrong; but you're also in luck! Matt Kracht is here to set the record straight with this helpful guide to all things bees.
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Are you ready for the ultimate bee book? With lighthearted watercolor and ink drawings, humorous quips, lists, and musings, OMFG, BEES! will show you just how important these esteemed bee-list celebrities really are. (Hint: We can't live without them.)
Delving into various bee topics from distinguishing between bees and not bees (very crucial), to exploring the true wonder that is bee behavior (they do a coded dance directing their bee friends to food, for crying out loud!), to divulging the mind-blowing bee-magic behind honey making (all done within some extremely intricate and precisely constructed hexagonal honeycomb, no big deal), and more. Kracht's ode to bees paints a charming and enthusiastic picture of our favorite pollinators.
Bee-autiful full-color illustrations fill these pages that playfully and earnestly examine different kinds of bees, from the honeybee to the teddy bear bee, providing unbelievably cool facts about bees and reasons why they deserve a lot more credit, our appreciation, and advocacy.
BESTSELLING AUTHOR: Matt Kracht is the author of the bestselling Field Guide to Dumb Birds series: The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America, The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World, and The Big Dumb Bird Journal. Now, Kracht offers something special for the more insect-inclined audience with OMFG, BEES!, an enthusiastic celebration in the same vein as Dumb Birds, with a little less “fowl” language and a bit more earnestness.
A FRESH TAKE FOR BEE LOVERS: Most books on bees are serious in tone and highly academic. OMFG, BEES! is the first of its kind: a celebratory, funny, and lighthearted illustrated compendium honoring the little guys that preserve humanity as we know it!
A HIGHLY GIFTABLE, QUALITY BOOK: This 5 x 7 inch, 4-color, compact book is packed with both information and humor, making it the perfect gift for novice bee enthusiasts to full-on bee experts.
BEES ARE IMPORTANT, FOR GOOD REASON: Without bees, Earth wouldn't be the same! We need bees. With an active Save the Bees movement erupting in the last few years, people are adamant about bee justice. According to Greenpeace, bees are responsible for one in every three bites of food humans consume — spreading this awareness and knowledge is ample reason to celebrate them!
Perfect for:
• Anyone seeking an informative and incredibly fun books about bees for adults
• General bee enthusiasts, Save the Bees advocates, environmentalists, and beekeepers
• Fans of animal humor books and nature shows
• Followers of #BeeTok and popular bee Instagram accounts
• Students, aspiring entomologists, gardeners, urban farmers, hikers, and all who want to learn about bees without the overly-academic feel
• Pairing with honey-related gifts for sweet birthday, anniversary, holiday, housewarming, or hostess gift giving
“Bees are amazing animals. They're smart, deeply emotional... Award-winning writer Matt Kracht tells it all in his beautifully illustrated, highly informative, and easy-to-read book”
—Marc Bekoff Ph.D.
Read the full interview in Psychology Today.