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Banzi’s Busy Bees

Banzi loves to garden with Gogo. Most of all, he loves bees. But one day, all the bees and flowers are gone! How will Banzi get them back?

Suggested age: 4–6岁 · Reading level L2 · 14 illustrated pages

Banzi’s Busy Bees — original illustrated page 1, English text included

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Banzi loves to garden with Gogo. Most of all, he loves bees. But one day, all the bees and flowers are gone! How will Banzi get them back?

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Banzi’s Busy Bees — original illustrated page 1, English text included
Banzi’s Busy Bees
Banzi’s Busy Bees — original illustrated page 2, English text included
Banzi and Gogo love to garden. Gogo's garden has vegetables, flowers and Banzi's favourite — bees!
Banzi’s Busy Bees — original illustrated page 3, English text included
"Buzz-buzz," says Gogo. "Buzz-buzz," say the bees. The bees sit on sunflowers and buzz around the garden while Banzi and Gogo garden.
Banzi’s Busy Bees — original illustrated page 4, English text included
Time to leave! Banzi waves goodbye to each bee. "Bye-bye, busy bees," Banzi says. "Buzz-buzz," the bees say.
Banzi’s Busy Bees — original illustrated page 5, English text included
After a few days, Gogo and Banzi go to check on the garden. The bees are gone. The flowers have also disappeared!
Banzi’s Busy Bees — original illustrated page 6, English text included
"Yho! Yho! Yho!" Banzi says. "Gogo, the bees are gone!" "Oh no!" says Gogo. "Don't worry, I have a magic trick to call them right back!"
Banzi’s Busy Bees — original illustrated page 7, English text included
"Mmm... magic!" Banzi says. "First, we need to plant new flowers," says Gogo. "Then, we need to leave a bucket of water in the garden."
Banzi’s Busy Bees — original illustrated page 8, English text included
Gogo and Banzi plant sunflower seeds and leave the bucket of water in the garden.
Banzi’s Busy Bees — original illustrated page 9, English text included
Before they leave, Gogo stands in the middle of the garden, raises up her right hand and says: "Busy, busy bees. Busy, busy bees. Come back to Banzi!" "Busy, busy bees. Busy, busy bees. Come back to me!" Banzi whispers after Gogo.
Banzi’s Busy Bees — original illustrated page 10, English text included
Banzi and Gogo check the garden every day for a week.
Banzi’s Busy Bees — original illustrated page 11, English text included
Nothing yet.
Banzi’s Busy Bees — original illustrated page 12, English text included
Nothing yet.
Banzi’s Busy Bees — original illustrated page 13, English text included
The bees are back! Banzi and Gogo laugh as the bees dance from flower to flower.
Banzi’s Busy Bees — original illustrated page 14, English text included

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Written by
Siphosethu Zazela
Illustrated by
Danielle Shay
Created by
Danielle Shay (Illustrator); Siphosethu Zazela (Writer); Hannah McDonald (Designer); Tania Kliphuis (Editor)

Source: Book Dash
Original: Banzi’s Busy Bees from Book Dash
License: CC BY 4.0

Original illustrated spreads and embedded English story text preserved; website layout and printable PDF assembled by Little Leaf. Age, level, theme and recommendation are editorial suggestions. Web and printable layout adapted by Little Leaf. Age and reading-level suggestions are editorial. Original stories and artwork belong to their credited creators. Website narration uses the selected synthetic Voice 7.