Nifty Native Bees are tiny compared to their Europea n friends. The bigger bees don't have a lot of time for the little guys, until they see that they have a very important role to play for A ustralian native plants in this rhyming story. Themes include us efulness, understanding and diversity. This Stor y Book features: A glossary of technical or tricky words. Factual information about the native bee. A fa ct-file of the native bee's lifecycle. Two free downloadable worksheets. Australian Science Curri culum links. Stunning Australian photography. About the Series: Winner of the 2014 Whitley Award fo r Best Children's series, the Steve Parish Insect Story Book range was w ritten by award-winning author and primary school science teacher Rebecc a Johnson, who has written more than 60 books for children.