Flight of the Bumblebee

Flight of the Bumblebee
by Hazel Edwards
Illustrated by Mini Goss

Published by New Frontier

Bumble is having trouble. How is a bee supposed to do his job when he can’t fly properly?

The Queen sends him back to flying school where a kind drone tries to teach Bumble the necessary skills. Nothing seems to work-then the flight instructor has an inspirational idea!

Bumble tries using the song Flight of the Bumblebee to get his wings flapping. It works! Bumble is successful; moving his wings along with the song he is able to fly.

Antonia Kidman reads the story and Flight of the Bumblebee by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov is mixed in as background music and highlighted so children can hear how the story was inspired by the music. There are also short lessons on bees, the composer and the music.

Also in the Music Box Series-The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.


by Michele Dennis
Kindred Book Reviews
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Love Is Not For Cowards

Love Is Not For Cowards
by Birgit Weber
Finch Publishing

Do you sometimes feel like you have hit a brick wall with your partner? Are you wondering what happened to the love you felt when your relationship was fresh and new? Birgit Weber’s book is for those people who are ready to take their relationship to another level. This book encourages readers to get out of the blame game and take a look inward, in particular the influence our childhood experiences have on our adult relationships.

When we can fully accept ourselves, we can accept others and our relationship with our partner will be more comfortable. Once we can stop the cycle of either trying to change the one we love or constantly trying to change ourselves for our partner, we can grow closer and have healthier relationships.

Weber is a psychotherapist and she brings insights from her practice and some very practical advice. This book is perfect for people who are ready for a shift in their approach to relationships and are also ready to put in the work to make that happen.

Reviewed by Michele Dennis for Kindred
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Nature Deficiency Disorder

Join Kindred editor, Kali Wendorf in conversation with Nyck Jeanes as they discuss why nature is the great healer.

Edited by Kali’s 13 year-old son, Arun Shapiro.

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