chapter one for the love of guacamole Through the glass Maddy watched a bee enter the hive Another bee exited At least she assumed it was a new one They looked the same to her The bee paused on the ledge then took flight It flew out the science museum window and disappeared Probably to drink from some yummy flowers thought Maddy She stared intently looking for more bee action
What are you waiting for bees There’s lots of nectar out there Maddy She jumped You scared me she said to her older brother Drew Drew lifted a shoulder Sorry What are you looking at Maddy pointed Bees Well there were some before anyway I don’t see any more But Drew had moved on Mom says it’s time to go We’re going to stop by the farmers market Maybe we can get a cheese roll Come on
He ran toward the front of the museum A T rex skeleton stood guard inside the huge glass doors But Maddy turned back to the bees She walked over to a placard and read it Honey bees are diminishing in number across the United States threatened by habitat destruction pesticides and monoculture There were a lot of big words in that sentence But Maddy got the idea Bees were in danger She read on Why does this matter Bees pollinate many of the crops that
grow in our nation If we lose bees we lose our food source What can we do about it Maddy started to read on But another hand on her shoulder pulled her back into the moment Mads time to go said her mom The market closes at one Drew was already outside the museum I’m starving he called as Maddy and Mom approached I hardly ate anything today Um do you call three waffles with chocolate sauce and a boatload of
