Fabulous Freebie for Kindle Sept 10-14 Stellar Reviews! BEA'S OWN GOOD Following Rules

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Sept. 9, 2013 - PRLog -- “When I awoke, I found myself in the bottom of Cati’s bicycle basket.  I crawled to the top to see what I could see.  I was back in the bee-master’s garden, and there was my hive only a few feet away!  Even so, I was so cold that I could not fly to the hive.
Suddenly there was the bee-master himself looking down on me.  ‘I will help you, my little friend,’ he said.”

Fully Illustrated Version with all the luminous illustrations just waiting to enchant children of any age, and especially the read-to set.

FREE on amazon for Five Days  September 10-14

Picture Book for reading with the younger child.


FOLLOWING THE RULES

Make a beeline for the French countryside to learn how boundaries benefit everyone

To keep the honeycomb strong, to make the very best honey, and to keep all the little honeybees safe and sound, bees must do things just so-according to bee rules. During her first days in the hive, young Beatrice is as busy as the proverbial bee learning all the rules her sisters can teach her.

But sometimes a young bee gets tired of following rules-especially if they interfere with her plans to visit a beautiful garden-perhaps the most beautiful garden in the world.

"No more bee rules," declares Beatrice. "I can make my own rules!"

Linda Talley's story, based on her lifelong research of French life, takes us along with Bea to the Chateau of Villandry in the Loire Valley of France, where a change in the weather turns her reckless adventure into a near calamity.

Artist Andra Chase has drawn upon her own travel in France to capture Bea's world in sparkling watercolors - the beehive, inside and out, the meadow beyond the bee-master's wall, full of buttercups, anemones and sweet violets, a colorful village market, and the famed terraced gardens of Villandry.


When Bea sets out on her adventure, she has much to learn about the world and about how rules can help keep her safe and happy. She is like children everywhere-eager to explore and discover and break free of rules. Bea learns that luck and kindness may sometimes save the day, but that breaking the rules can be risky business. She learns, as will children who read her story, just what rules are for.

A SURPRISE and added bonus is the "Enrichment Information" which includes lots of facts about France, the Loire River Valley, the Gardens of Villandry, a French Market, From Nectar to Honey, the Honeybee Colony, Pollen, Bee Stings, the Bee Hive and the Honeycomb. This is fascinating detail that did not make it into the story itself, but is very rich in interesting description.

A second big plus is the "Letter to Parents and Educators" which includes many relevant questions and comments to facilitate conversation with young readers about the message of the story...the importance of following rules. So even though on the surface this is just an engaging story for children, it is also truly helpful in a real way.

MAKING THE CASE FOR CHARACTER EDUCATION

If you are tired of bullying, teasing, youth violence, gangs, vandalism, drug abuse, sexual misconduct…

If you are tired of the crisis with our older youth…

If you want to help make a difference one tiny step at a time…

Then this is the eBook for your children ages 3-9.

Read WITH your children and grandchildren, discuss the concept and message…

and know that you are part of the movement sweeping America to bring back our important values by restoring character education in our homes and schools.

(signed) The Thoughtful Parent
JOAN'S eBOOKS LLC



LITERARY MERIT

This book is one of a series of 25 luminously illustrated children’s books, each with an animal protagonist, a compelling geographic location, an important life skills message and multicultural enrichment materials.

Each serious lesson is embedded in an exciting colorful adventurous story...subtle, indeed.

ALOHA POTTER!
AMAZING MALLIKA
BAILEY’S BIRTHDAY
BASTET
BEA’S OWN GOOD
CLARISSA
EMILY BREAKS FREE
FEATHERS AT LAS FLORES
FOLLOWING ISABELLA
GUMBO GOES DOWNTOWN
HANA’S YEAR
INGER’S PROMISE
JACKSON’S PLAN
JOMO AND MATA
KIKI AND THE CUCKOO
KYLIE’S CONCERT
LUDMILA’S WAY
MOLLY’S MAGIC
PAPA PICCOLO
PEQUENA THE BURRO
PLATO’S JOURNEY
STANLEY’S “THIS IS THE LIFE!”
TESSA ON HER OWN
THANK YOU, MEILING
TOAD IN TOWN
These books are cleverly and skillfully written by published authors with a high level of literary talent and wit.  The books have been proofed and re-proofed for the most exacting standards of accuracy in grammar, punctuation and fact checking.  They have been reviewed…pre-publication…by teachers and librarians for relevance and the power of the message.




ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Linda Talley was born in Kansas City, Missouri.  She holds a master’s degree in English Language and Literature and is a graduate of the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Law.  She currently resides in Hermann, Missouri, where she works as a writer and pursues her interests in cooking, gardening, botany and antiques.  Her many eBooks for children include
ALOHA POTTER!
BASTET
BEA’S OWN GOOD
EMILY BREAKS FREE
FEATHERS AT LAS FLORES
HANA’S YEAR
JACKSON’S PLAN
LUDMILA’S WAY
PLATO’S JOURNEY
THANK YOU, MEILING
TOAD IN TOWN


ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR
Andra Chase was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, where she attended the John McCrady Art School.  She now lives in Kansas, where she has continued her study of art and art history and has worked as an illustrator and designer of printed media.  Her paintings have been exhibited in juried and solo shows throughout the Midwest.  Chase is a longtime bird fancier and nature lover with almost two decades’ experience painting the Kansas landscape.