{"id":1632,"date":"2024-05-31T05:51:46","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T12:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/?p=1632"},"modified":"2024-05-30T15:04:37","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T22:04:37","slug":"the-bee-mother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/the-bee-mother\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bee Mother"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Bee Mother (Mothers of Xsan) <\/em>
\nby Hetxw\u2019ms Gyetxw Brett D. Huson (Author) and Natasha Donovan (Illustrator)
\n@ Amazon<\/a>* | Bookshop<\/a>*<\/em><\/p>\n

Booktalk:<\/strong> As flowers and trees begin to bud and bloom, Nox Ap, the bee mother, emerges from her winter sleep. To the Gitxsan, she is nature\u2019s gardener. Without her hard work as a pollinator, we could not enjoy the fruits of strawberries and huckleberries. Follow her life from the first thaw of spring to the end of autumn. <\/p>\n

Snippet:<\/strong> With the help of Nox Ap and her bee relatives, the fruits and vegetables that the Gitxsan depend on will thrive. <\/p>\n

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It’s STEM Friday!<\/a> (STEM<\/strong> is S<\/strong>cience, T<\/strong>echnology, E<\/strong>ngineering, and M<\/strong>athematics)<\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2024 Anastasia Suen<\/a> All Rights Reserved. (*bookstore affiliate<\/em>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Bee Mother (Mothers of Xsan) by Hetxw\u2019ms Gyetxw Brett D. Huson (Author) and Natasha Donovan (Illustrator) @ Amazon* | Bookshop* Booktalk: As flowers and trees begin to bud and bloom, Nox Ap, the bee mother, emerges from her winter sleep. To the Gitxsan, she is nature\u2019s gardener. Without her hard work as a pollinator, … <\/p>\n

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