The Queen Who Banished Bugs: A Tale of Bees, Butterflies, Ants and Other Pollinators (If Bugs Are Banished) - Hardcover

Robinson, Ferris Kelly

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0965648133 ISBN 13: 9780965648134

Publisher: Peachtree Press, 2019

Synopsis

Do you ever wish there were no bugs to bother you when you go outside? Not thinking it through, Queen Libertine flies into a rage when a tiny sweat bee lands on her heel, and she immediately banishes all bugs in the kingdom of Dunce.

"She didn't stop at caterpillars, moths, bees and ants -

bats, beetles and snakes did not have a chance!

All of these critters play important roles

in getting food in our cups, our plates, our bowls!"

After getting rid of all insects, Queen Libertine is livid when there is no more watermelon or cheese or cashews, all foods that rely on pollination.

One in every three bites of food we eat depends on pollinators, so imagine only the hamburger bun on your plate, but not the meat or the French fries. (Wheat is self-pollinated, but potatoes and alfalfa (food for the cows) need insects!)

"Since reading Doug Tallamy's book, Bringing Nature Home, I love planting things that are useful to bees, butterflies, birds and other pollinators," says author Ferris Kelly Robinson "This notable book changed my philosophy on gardening, and now I judge the importance of a plant by how much wildlife it sustains. So, when I walk through a garden or the woods and see lots of tattered chewed-up leaves on plants, I tip my hat to it and think, 'Good job.'"

With illustrations that are both enchanting and hilarious and a humorous rhyming verse, The Queen Who Banished Bugs addresses both the problem and the solution to our declining pollinators.

About this title

About the Author:

Ferris Robinson is the editor of the Lookout Mountain Mirror and the Signal Mountain Mirror, and is her work has been published in the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, The Christian Science Monitor and Spoonful magazine, as well as other publications. She is a past columnist for the Chattanooga News Free Press and chattanooogan.com. She graduated from Girls Preparatory School and UTC in Chattanooga. She lives with her husband and little dog on Lookout Mountain, the perfect distance from her three grown sons.

Mary Ferris Kelly, the author's mother, picked up her paints after a long hiatus to illustrate this whimsical rhyming story that underscores "the creatures that have important roles in getting food to our plates, our cups, our bowls." Her sculptures, paintings and drawings are in permanent collections at the Whitney Museum in NYC and the Hunter Museum in Chattanooga, as well as in permanent collections all over the world.

Review:

"The creative drawings together with the rhyming text will be a real hit with children. They will have a ball learning the importance of pollination. Younger children will love having this book read to them, and older children will enjoy reading it on their own. A great book for children of all ages!" Alice Smith, author of Rhythm of Stillness

About this edition

• Publisher: Peachtree Press
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0965648133
• ISBN 13: 9780965648134
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 34
• Illustrator: Kelly Mary Ferris