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The Island of the Bees

Written by Patricia Forde · Illustrated by Paddy Donnelly

Penguin Random House · 3+

Picture Book · PB · Fiction

What’s lurking inside?

Orla and her grandmother tend island bees until a volcanic eruption forces a journey guided by her buzzing friends, blending ecology with an Irish legendary feel.

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