It takes the average reader 2 hours and 56 minutes to read THE ADVENTURES OF MAYA THE BEE - teaching children that all actions and decisions have consequences by Waldemar Bonsels
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These stories and adventures revolve around a little bee named Maya and her friends Willy the bee, Flip the grasshopper, Mrs. Cassandra (Maya's teacher), and many other insects and other creatures. The book follows Maya's development from an adventurous youngster to a responsible adult. Written by Waldemar Bonsels, translated by Adele Seltzer and illustrated by Homer Boss with 4 fill page colour plates and 33 in text Pen and Ink vignettes. The moral of this book teaches children about the consequences of their decisions, as well as the consequences their actions, and inaction. Maya is a bee born in a bee hive during a time of internal unrest: the hive is dividing itself into two new colonies. Maya is raised by her teacher, Mrs. Cassandra. Despite Mrs. Cassandra's warnings, Maya wants to explore the wide world and commits the unforgivable crime of leaving the hive and is exiled. During her adventures, Maya befriends other insects and braves dangers with them. In the climax of the book, Maya is taken prisoner by hornets, the bees' sworn enemies. Prisoner of the hornets, Maya learns of a hornet plan to attack her native hive. Maya is faced with the decision to either return to hive and suffer her due punishment, saving the hive, or leaving the plan unannounced, saving herself but destroying the hive. After long consideration of her options, she makes the decision to return. On her return she announces the coming attack and is unexpectedly pardoned. The forewarned bees triumph over the hornet attack force. Maya, becomes a heroine of the hive and becomes a teacher like Mrs. Cassandra which allows her to share her experiences and wisdom with future generations. ============ KEYWORDS/TAGS: fairy tales, folklore, myths, legends, children’s stories, childrens stories,bygone era, fairydom, kingdom, ethereal, fairy land, classic stories, children’s bedtime stories, childrens books, happy place, happiness, laughter, Hive, woodland, garden, acrobat, air, alois, battle, bee, Bobbie, Bobbie, body, bug, butterfly, Cassandra, child, die, dragon-fly, Effie, eyes, first flight, flew, flower, fly, fortress, Fridolin, frog, golden, grass, great, Hannibal, head, heart, hornets, house of the rose, joy, ladybird, lake, legs, little, lost, lovely, Loveydear, Maya, moral, moonlight, people, poet, Puck, queen, sentinel, shake, shine, spider, sprite, sun, the sprite, web, wings, wonders, world of insects
THE ADVENTURES OF MAYA THE BEE - teaching children that all actions and decisions have consequences by Waldemar Bonsels is 174 pages long, and a total of 44,196 words.
This makes it 59% the length of the average book. It also has 54% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 1 minute to read THE ADVENTURES OF MAYA THE BEE - teaching children that all actions and decisions have consequences aloud.
THE ADVENTURES OF MAYA THE BEE - teaching children that all actions and decisions have consequences is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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