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Young Fiona saves her money to buy a dog dish, which she puts on her front porch and fills with water every day, hoping to make friends with a dog who might stop by for a drink, and with its human walker. But when a bee lands in the water and nearly drowns, Fiona's rescue results in her making a whole group of new friends in an unexpected way. Beverly Keller's delightfully offbeat story nudges us to think about what kind of respect we owe to creatures like bees, what kinds of animals can be pets, and what the limits are, or should be, on keeping animals as pets.
Publication Date
1995
Publisher
Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children
City
Montclair
Keywords
animals, bees, friends, insects, pets, philosophy for children
Disciplines
Education | Philosophy
Recommended Citation
Matthews, Gareth B., "Fiona’s Bee (1975) by Beverly Keller" (1995). Chapter Books. 6.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/iapc_thinkingstories_chapterbooks/6