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The Adventures of Maya the Bee

by Waldemar Bonsels (1880-1952)
Translated by Adele Szold Seltzer (1876-1940)
Poems Done into English by Arthur Guiterman (1891-1943)

The Adventures of Maya the Bee is an exciting tale for children of all ages. Themes of growth and development of courage and wisdom are found, as well as the extreme joy and satisfaction that Maya experiences in the beauty of creation and all creatures. Her ultimate and innate loyalty to her Nation of Bees is acted out in the final heroic scenes. This story gives us the delightful sense of having seen a small segment of the world through a Bee’s eyes. (Summary by Brenda Price)

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Total running time: 4:29:50
Read by Betsie Bush

mp3 and ogg files

• 01 – First Flight – 00:14:33
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• 02 – The House of the Rose – 00:12:20
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• 03 – The Lake – 00:21:18
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• 04 – Effie and Bobbie – 00:20:49
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• 05 – The Acrobat – 00:13:30
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• 06 – Puck – 00:16:27
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• 07 – In the Toils – 00:21:42
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• 08 – The Bug and the Butterfly – 00:11:30
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• 09 – The Lost Leg – 00:24:02
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• 10 – The Wonders of the Night – 00:25:45
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• 11 – With the Sprite – 00:12:32
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• 12 – Alois, Ladybird and Poet – 00:10:55
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• 13 – The Fortress – 00:13:05
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• 14 – The Sentinel – 00:13:53
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• 15 – The Warning – 00:11:43
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• 16 – The Battle – 00:17:07
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• 17 – The Queen’s Friend – 00:08:39
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Cataloged on February 18, 2009