| Overall: | B+ |
|---|---|
| Violence: | B- |
| Sexual Content: | B |
| Language: | A- |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | B+ |
| Run Time: | 91 |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 10 Mar 2008 |
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After watching a movie with your children or students, we encourage parents and teachers to look for education opportunities to teach with movies. Here are a few discussion topics that can help with lesson plans or teaching in the home.
What is a symbiotic relationship? What does Barry learn about the connection between the bees’ activities and the outside world? How do those discoveries change his perspective about his mission in life?
By each doing their part, the hive inhabitants are able to accomplish a lot of work. What other commendable traits do the bees exhibit? What does it mean to “Think Bee”?
To learn more about the recently reported plight of bees, click on the following sites.
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/ss/local/62258.php
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/02/070223-bees.html
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About the Reviewer: Kerry Bennett
Kerry Bennett is interested in media from both a journalist and parent perspective. Along with authoring articles for several family-oriented publications, she has written for Parent Previews for nearly 10 years. She serves as Vice President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness. She and her husband Garry have four sons.
