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Bees
A Honeyed History
2015
First Published
4.58
Average Rating
72
Number of Pages
One part science, one part cultural history, and countless parts fascination, Bees celebrates the important role that these intriguing insects have played in our ecosystem throughout the ages. From Athena to Alexander the Great and from Egypt to Ethiopia, Bees explores different methods of beekeeping and uncovers the debt that humans owe this vital species. With beautifully accessible illustrations depicting everything from bee anatomy to the essentials of honey making, readers will be captivated by the endless wonders of this seemingly small speck of the animal kingdom.
Avg Rating
4.58
Number of Ratings
731
5 STARS
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3 STARS
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Author

Piotr Socha
Piotr Socha
Author · 3 books

Piotr Socha studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Faculty of Graphic Arts in the Class of Book Illustrations of Professor Janusz Stanny. He worked as an illustrator for Gazeta Wyborcza, Polityka, Newsweek, Przekrój, Playboy, Wysokie Obcasy, Harvard Business Review, Machina as well as many other newspapers and magazines. For many years, he was the leading graphic illustrator in the monthly Machina magazine. He also collaborated with the Polish Television TVP I Programme for which he designed (together with Platige Image animation studio) new artwork that won the Golden Eagle award in the Golden Eagles advertisement competition (1999). In the same competition, he won the Artistic Director of the Year award. Together with Platige Image he designed the opening sequences for Wiadomości and Teleexpress TV news and song festivals in Sopot and Opole.

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