Bee-Man of Orn by Frank R. Stockton

Authors

Gareth B. Matthews, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Lenore Carlisle Reilly, Mount Holyoke College
Shari Tishman, Harvard Graduate School of Education

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Description

The Bee-Man of Orn is an enjoyable yarn, beautifully illustrated by Maurice Sendak. It is also an intellectually stimulating story. Use it to think with your students about challenging ideas like unusual friendships, magic, bravery, and growing up.

Publication Date

1991

Publisher

Sundance Publishers & Distributors

Keywords

children's literature, ethics, philosophy for children, friendship, bravery, magic

Disciplines

Education | Philosophy

Comments

See also Matthews' Thinking in Stories review of The Bee-Man of Orn attached here.

Recommended Citation

Matthews, Gareth B.; Reilly, Lenore Carlisle; and Tishman, Shari, "Bee-Man of Orn by Frank R. Stockton" (1991). Wise Owl: Talking and Thinking about Children’s Literature. 7.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/iapc_wiseowl/7