Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Why is Bear bothered by Bee when she can be a sweet friend? Character concept: Trustworthiness: Be a good friend.

FBR: Let’s Bee Friends

Why is Bear bothered by Bee when she can be a sweet friend? Character concept: Trustworthiness: Be a good friend.

Let's Bee Friends is a "tail" of adventure and friendship starring Sweet Pea the Bumble Bee. This book is a photo journal with each page reminds us that friendship is an important part of spreading the buzz of happiness. As the reader turns from page to page they are introduced to a beautiful new creature. The ever loving Sweet Pea warms our hearts as she gathers her entourage of friends along the way. This is a feel good inspirational book for all ages. It reminds us, no matter how different we all are, we can have friends near and far! Spread the buzz, get the book!

In this amusing and informative appreciation of The Simpsons, sociologist Tim Delaney looks at the many ways America''s longest-running sitcom and animated TV program reflects American culture. For more than fifteen years, the Simpsons have touched upon nearly every aspect of the American social scene--from family dynamics and social mores to local customs and national institutions. With over four hundred episodes aired so far, Delaney finds a goldmine of insights couched in parody on any number of perennial topics: - On television''s influence on American culture, Krusty the Clown says, "Would it really be worth living in a world without television? I think the survivors would envy the dead." - On New Age religion, Homer says, "To think, I turned to a cult for mindless happiness when I had beer all along." - On the thorny issue of gun ownership and home security, Homer purchases a pistol at "Bloodbath and Beyond" and then tells Marge, "I don''t have to be careful, I got a gun." - On the theme of community spirit, Bart thoughtlessly signs up with a local Boy Scout troop while on a sugar rush from eating a "Super-Squishee." The next day he realizes what he has done: "Oh, no. I joined the Junior Campers!" To which his sister, Lisa, responds: "The few, the proud, the geeky." Delaney finds many more episodes relevant to major sociological issues such as environmentalism, feminism, romance and marriage, politics, education, health, aging, and more. Students of popular culture and laypersons alike will learn basic sociological concepts and theories in a refreshing, jargon-free work that offers plenty of entertainment.

James Dearsley’s wife thought he had lost his mind when he announced his intention to become a beekeeper. Like many interested in self-sufficiency, he loved gardening and growing vegetables and he wanted to teach his little boy where honey came from, so he set himself a goal: to get, in a year’s time, just one jar of honey.