Maya loved going to the town library after school. The library was quiet, and the shelves were full of stories. On Tuesday, she checked out a book about dolphins. She tucked it into her backpack and promised herself she would take good care of it.
That night, Maya looked for the book so she could read one more chapter. She opened her backpack and searched her desk, but the book was not there. She checked under her bed and behind the couch. “Oh no,” she said. “Where did it go?”
The next morning, Maya told her dad what happened. Together, they made a plan. First, Maya wrote a list of places she had been since the library. Then she called her friend Jordan, who had visited after school. Jordan said, “I remember you had the book when we ate snacks. Did you set it on the porch?”
Maya hurried outside and looked near the porch steps. There, under a flower pot, was the dolphin book. It must have slipped out when she reached for her snack. Maya smiled with relief. After school, she returned the book to the library and thanked the librarian. On the way home, she decided to put library books in a special pocket of her backpack from now on.
Bees are small insects, but they do an important job. Many bees visit flowers to collect nectar and pollen. As they move from flower to flower, they help plants make seeds and fruit.
This helpful job is called pollination. When a bee lands on a flower, pollen sticks to its fuzzy body. Then the bee flies to another flower and some pollen rubs off. This lets the plant grow new fruit, like apples, strawberries, and cucumbers.
Bees also make honey. They bring nectar back to their hive and share it with other bees. Over time, the nectar changes into honey. Honey is food for the bees, and people enjoy it too.
Bees need safe places to live and plenty of flowers to visit. People can help by planting flowers and not hurting bees. When we protect bees, we also help many plants grow.
Where did Maya find the dolphin book?
What did Maya do first to help find the missing book?
Why did Maya think the book was under the flower pot?
What is the main lesson Maya learns at the end of the story?
What did Maya decide to do differently the next time she borrowed a library book?
Who did Maya call to help her remember where the book might be?
What do many bees collect from flowers?
What is pollination?
What happens when a bee lands on a flower?
How do bees help people?
Which is one way people can help bees?