In the days when only wealthy Korean children are allowed to attend school, a poor boy named Song-ho learns by listening outside a schoolroom door, which eventually earns him a chance to better himself and make life easier for his widowed mother.
REVIEW
The Royal Bee is a royal treasure! This book's underlying issue is the idea that the pursuit of literacy is, consequently, the pursuit of a dream and a way out of poverty. In fact, Song-ho often repeats the phrase, "If I only knew how to read and write..." The message is clear--through persistence, dedication, and with a kind heart, one can achieve anything he or she puts his or her mind to. I believe this book to be very enlightening for children who have difficulties in school, especially if a classroom teacher or parent discusses the book from a critical, socially aware point of view. Illuminate children to the fact that "poor" children are nonetheless very rich in heart and spirit, and are as hopeful as any child. Also point out that even though this book takes place in the nineteenth century, its theme will resonate for any generation. I recommend this book wholeheartedly!
The food products of bees have long been attributed with many health benefits. They can lead to greater stamina, increased resistance to disease, and, counterintuitively, often help reduce pollen allergies. Scientific studies have revealed that bee propolis, royal jelly, honey, and bee pollen are rich sources of antioxidant "phytochlemicals"-vitamin-like substances similar to those found in common vegatables. In this User's Guide, Dr. Broadhurst explains the scientific rationale behind bee foods and describes how they can improve your health.
In the absence of her mother, Princess Bee tests out the storytelling abilities of other family members at bedtime, but she ultimately must rely upon herself and memories of her mother to fall asleep.
Mix the latest scientific data on herbal products and physical ailments with the need for natural approaches to health, and what do you have? The Woodland Health Series. Each of these booklets gives concise, pertinent information for those looking to nature for optimal health.
Chapter titles: Let Bee Food "Bee" Your Medicine; Is Bee Pollen In Your Program?; How Honeybee Pollen Builds Health; Bee Pollen and the Reversal of Disease; Inflammation, Allergies and Arthritis; How Bee Pollen Helps Build Blood and Supports the Glands; Degenerative Disease and Radiation Side Effects; Sex Life and Nutrition; Using Pollen in Weight Management; Pollen and Longevity; Pollen Power and Athletes; Pollen, Pets and Fast, Fast Horses; Conditions Helped by Pollen; Propolis, Royal Jelly and Honey; Bibilography.
This record of the proceedings of the symposium entitled "Food Colloids" held on 13-15th April 1988 at Unilever Research, Colworth. The focus of the papers is intended to display the importance of the colloidal state in foods. A major aim of the symposia is to bring together scientists from a wide range of disciplines representing both the academic and industrial communities. By engendering discussion on generic colloid problems facing the food industry, the authors hope to identify key scientific and technical stumbling blocks to progress and to provide a forum to air new understanding of the colloidal behaviour of foods and the operations by which they are made.
