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    <namePart>Ewald, Carl</namePart>
    <namePart type="date">1856-1908</namePart>
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  <name type="personal">
    <namePart>Smith, G. C. Moore (George Charles Moore)</namePart>
    <namePart type="date">1858-1940</namePart>
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    <dateIssued encoding="marc">2012</dateIssued>
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  <abstract>"The Queen Bee, and Other Nature Stories" by Carl Ewald is a collection of enchanting nature tales written in the late 19th century. This book presents various stories that revolve around the world of insects and plants, focusing on themes of nature and life cycles. Ewald's tales are designed to engage young readers while introducing them to the wonders of the natural world.  In this collection, each story captures the essence of nature through anthropomorphized characters, such as bees, flowers, and other creatures. For instance, in "The Queen Bee," the narrative follows the trials of a queen bee overseeing her hive, touching on themes of duty, ambition, and the struggle for survival. Other stories, like "The Anemones" and "The Dragon-Fly and the Water-Lily," explore the relationships between flowers and their surroundings, highlighting the interconnectedness of life. Through poetic language and imaginative storytelling, Ewald invites readers into a vibrant world where nature's beauty and complexities are revealed, offering lessons on life, growth, and the cycles that govern the environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.)</abstract>
  <tableOfContents>The queen bee -- The anemones -- The mist -- The beech and the oak -- The dragon-fly and the water-lily -- The weeds -- The sparrow.</tableOfContents>
  <note>Release date is 2012-08-21</note>
  <note>E-text prepared by D Alexander, Matthew Wheaton, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org)</note>
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  <subject>
    <topic>Natural history -- Juvenile literature</topic>
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