This simple retelling of the new CGI-animated feature film from DreamWorks, in theaters on November 2, is ideal for young readers who are too old for beginning readers but not quite ready for the longer junior novel.

'The Art of Bee Movie' explores the artistic vision upon which the film was built, featuring fascinating concept art, full-colour pastels, pencil sketches, models, maquettes and more.

When Barry, a bee, leaves his hive, he discovers that humans have been stealing honey from bees for years, so he decides to sue the honey industry and seek justice for bees everywhere, with a side panel with push buttons to hear sounds from the movie.

As one animal sits on another in an accumulating progression, the reader learns the sounds each animal makes.

This novelization of the screenplay retells the entire story of the new CGI-animated feature film from DreamWorks, starring the voices of Jerry Seinfeld and Rene Zellweger, and scheduled for release in theaters on November 2. Includes an 8-page color insert.

How honeybees make collective decisions—and what we can learn from this amazing democratic process Honeybees make decisions collectively—and democratically. Every year, faced with the life-or-death problem of choosing and traveling to a new home, honeybees stake everything on a process that includes collective fact-finding, vigorous debate, and consensus building. In fact, as world-renowned animal behaviorist Thomas Seeley reveals, these incredible insects have much to teach us when it comes to collective wisdom and effective decision making. A remarkable and richly illustrated account of scientific discovery, Honeybee Democracy brings together, for the first time, decades of Seeley's pioneering research to tell the amazing story of house hunting and democratic debate among the honeybees. In the late spring and early summer, as a bee colony becomes overcrowded, a third of the hive stays behind and rears a new queen, while a swarm of thousands departs with the old queen to produce a daughter colony. Seeley describes how these bees evaluate potential nest sites, advertise their discoveries to one another, engage in open deliberation, choose a final site, and navigate together—as a swirling cloud of bees—to their new home. Seeley investigates how evolution has honed the decision-making methods of honeybees over millions of years, and he considers similarities between the ways that bee swarms and primate brains process information. He concludes that what works well for bees can also work well for people: any decision-making group should consist of individuals with shared interests and mutual respect, a leader's influence should be minimized, debate should be relied upon, diverse solutions should be sought, and the majority should be counted on for a dependable resolution. An impressive exploration of animal behavior, Honeybee Democracy shows that decision-making groups, whether honeybee or human, can be smarter than even the smartest individuals in them.

When Barry breaks the Bee Law--that bees are never to speak to humans--in order to thank a woman for saving his life, he gains a friend and decides to sue the human race for unlawfully taking honey from bees.