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| Joining the bevy of recent books about Darwin, this title takes a domestic tack. The father of 10, the scientist passed along his passion for questioning nature to his children. This fictional story, narrated by his daughter Henrietta, introduces the Darwin family and follows the brood through an experiment it conducts to see how many flowers a bee can come into contact with in one minute. After dusting the bees with flour, the children happily run around the garden, counting each landing the bees make. The ending is abrupt; the delightful interlude, and the story, finishes when the children hear the word “Stop!” Puzzlingly, the narrative never offers any scientific conclusions, which, together with the sudden conclusion, keeps this book from fully blossoming. The author’s notes provide vital context (and define “humblebee”), though, and Corace’s illustrations pleasantly provide a nineteenth-century feel. Grades K-2. --Andrew Medlar |
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| As bees drone and birds sing out in song outside, Etty Darwin sits reluctantly indoors learning how to bake a honey cake. But when her father, Charles, beckons for her to bring a salt shaker out to him, she's gone in a flash, eager to help her father with a new experiment: how many times a humblebee (also known as a bumblebee to us 21st century dwellers!) will visit in a minute.
Because Etty isn't just a child of a curious father - she's the daughter of Charles Darwin, who always taught his children to ask "Why, how, what?" and encouraged exploring their world.
Deborah Hopkinson has presented picture book biographies accounts of various historical figures but The Humblebee Hunter offers a lesser-seen side of Charles Darwin with his family.
Darwin was a collector, Etty notes, not just of ideas, but of questions: Why? (It seems he collected children too, he had 10 of them!)
What I liked about The Humblebee Hunter was the natural and gentle way it portrayed with his children, involving them in his experiments. I also loved the folk art illustrations by Jen Corace. The beauty of them is in the colors of browns, and greens, the color of nature. The text also has energy as well - as the counting began, the font grew larger, bolder. I love how the children and thus the reader are brought into the exictement of counting.
Nowdays, we probably wouldn't be entertained by such experiments, but The Humblebee Hunter shows a simple activity turned into scientific experiment by Darwin. The only drawback of the book is its abrupt end. I think an ending showing Darwin discussing his findings or something else involving the children in his work would've been a great ending. The lovely illustrations and lively Darwin children make up for this.. It'd probably be a fun read-a-long only if the children counted along, otherwise it's a book to enjoy alone. I like any book that encourages a child to ask Why? |
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