tailieunhanh - To Bee or Not to Bee- A Book for Beeings Who Feel There’s More to Life Than Just Making Honey, Revised Edition

Now in seven languages worldwide, To Bee or Not to Bee is the story -- clever and spiritually sophisticated -- of a worker bee who, with the help of a newfound friend, finds fulfillment amidst the mindless tedium and chaos of life in a honeybee colony. Imagine yourself in that stifling existence -- build the hive, forage, feed the larvae, store | 7 18 07 2 23 Page 1 41 ái -w To B ee or Not to Bee John PenLerthy Illustrated by Laurie Barrows STERLING YdTk f LatbdDF 7 18 07 2 23 PM Page 2 To Bee or Not To Bee makes an endearing gift. Visit the author s website for information on autographed or personally inscribed copies. STERLING and the distinctive Sterling logo are registered trademarks of Sterling Publishing Co. Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Penberthy John. To bee or not to bee a book for beeings who feel there s more to life than just making honey John Penberthy illustrated by Laurie Barrows. p. cm. Originally published Denver Colo. Sound Pub. c1987. ISbN-13 978-1-4027-4765-6 ISBN-10 1-4027-4765-9 1. Life--Miscellanea. I. Barrows Laurie. II. Title. 2007 128--dc22 2007027398 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Published by Sterling Publishing Co. Inc. 387 Park Avenue South New York NY 10016 2007 by Sterling Publishing Co. Inc. Previously published by Panorama Press Inc. . Box 183 Boulder CO 80306-0183 Story 2006 by John Penberthy Illustrations 2006 by Laurie Barrows Distributed in Canada by Sterling Publishing c o Canadian Manda Group 165 Dufferin Street Toronto Ontario Canada M6K 3H6 Distributed in the United Kingdom by GMC Distribution Services Castle Place 166 High Street Lewes East Sussex England BN7 1XU Distributed in Australia by Capricorn Link Australia Pty. Ltd. . Box 704 Windsor NSW 2756 Australia Printed in China All rights reserved Sterling ISBN-13 978-1-4027-4765-6 ISBN-10 1-4027-4765-9 For information about custom editions special sales premium and corporate purchases please contact Sterling Special Sales Department at 800-805-5489 or specialsales@. FOREWORD Bees and I go way back. At the age of one I was sitting in my high chair on our screened porch lost in the innocent oblivion of infancy when a sharp pain suddenly pierced my right forearm. The most traumatic experience of .