Big City Bees
By Maggie de Vries; illustrated by Renné Benoit
At China Creek South Park on E. 10th Ave. near the playground.
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In a beautifully illustrated story, Sophie and Matthew enjoy helping their grandpa in the community garden. Through each season we learn what bees do, and just how important they are to us.
Maggie de Vries is the author of several children’s books and winner of the Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize. Her adult non-fiction title Missing Sarah was shortlisted for a Governor General’s Award. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Renné Benoit was born and raised in Nepean, Ontario, and is the illustrator of numerous award-winning picture books. Benoit lives in Southern Ontario with her husband, their daughter, and two dogs.
