Half BEE. Half BOY. Melvin Meadly is . . . BEE BOY. As a bee, Mel is ready to defend his hive against all enemies taking on killer wasps, terrifying hawkmoths, and battling queen bees. But as a boy, has he got what it takes to protect his bees (and himself) against the greatest menace of all Nasty Norman Crudwell? The highly entertaining story of an unlikely superhero, full of fantastic facts, and illustrated in black and yellow!

Half BEE. Half BOY. Melvin Meadly is . . . BEE BOY!

About the Author
Tony De Saulles trained as a graphic designer and worked in advertising, graphic design, and book design before turning to illustration and writing. Tony has been illustrating Scholastic's best-selling Horrible Science series since it first started back in 1996, the series has since sold more than ten million copies in over thirty countries. Bee Boy is his first project with Oxford University Press.

Reviews
"Conservation, friendship and the joys of mastering unusual skills are interwoven with verbal and visual humour." * The Guardian *
"Bee Boy is a great way to introduce children to the fascinating world of bees and would be an ideal gift to lovers of nature and non-fiction." * Books for Keeps *
"An unlikely story but so well written that you will immediately engage with it. Superbly illustrated (in black and yellow, of course!), this is the highly entertaining story of an unlikely superhero" * Parents in Touch *
"An educational and entertaining book that keeps you hooked but never stops feeding you the facts" * The Book Bag *
"A fast moving text and real bee facts woven into the story" - picked as one of the books to watch * The Bookseller *



Book Information
ISBN 9780192763877
Author Tony De Saulles
Format Paperback
Page Count 192
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Dimensions(mm) 187mm * 129mm * 12mm