A bumblebee queen only lives one year, but in that short time she can create colonies of hundreds of bees. Follow one queen as she finds a nest, gathers nectar, lays eggs, and tends her colony through spring, summer, and fall. Awards: A Junior Library Guild Selection; Bank Street College of Education's Best Books of the Year; John Burroughs List of Nature Books for Young Readers; Learning Teachers' Choice Award; South Carolina Picture Book Award nominee