On a class field to the Busy Bee Farm, students learn  how bees work together to gather nectar, pollinate crops of our food, and make honey.  In a back and forth dialogue format, Farmer Ellen explains to the students the step by step process covering the interesting essentials as well as new vocabulary of bee farming..  She teaches the students to “Listen to their buzz.”  At this point the story makes a shift into a counting section with the bees counting the things they fly over.  Thinking that this interrupted the flow of the story, I wondered why the author made this choice.  Then Farmer Ellen asked the kids what they heard.  One student said, “Bees count!”  Adults may groan at the somewhat forced double meaning, but the text moves quickly to an explanation of how bees make honey and such a  hiccup will  probably not be an issue for the intended audience.  Being so highly informative, this publication is a great way to introduce the subject of bees and their critical importance in our food supply.  The Back Matter, “The Buzz on Bees”,  includes  much more fascinating bee information.