by Morag Shepherd,
illustrated by Brenda Hattingh
for grades K-3
Eight-year-old Flora has lived in six foster homes since the age of five. One day she meets a honey bee and is excited to discover that Bee understands her no matter what language she speaks.
Created when our 2019/20 Free Elementary School Tour of FLORA MEETS A BEE, serving K-3 students statewide, was cut short due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Flora WebsiteDue to the COVID-19 global shutdown in March 2020, the final few months of the Tour were cancelled.
Within a month, illustrator Brenda Hattingh (this was her idea - thank you Brenda!), playwright Morag Shepherd, and graphic designer Aaron Swenson quickly transformed the play into this free, downloadable picture book.
Actors Ariana Farber, Brenda Hattingh, Darby Mest, and Isabella Reeder then filmed themselves with their smartphones reading portions of the book at home in isolation - in costume and character!
That read-aloud video is available below, along with an inclusive, accessible videobook created in the fall of 2022.
VIDEOBOOK WITH ASL INTERPRETATION, AUDIO DESCRIPTION, AND OPEN CAPTIONING
READ-ALOUD WITH ACTORS ARIANA BROUMAS FARBER, BRENDA HATTINGH, DARBY MEST, and ISABELLA REEDER
PLAN-B THEATRE'S VIDEOBOOKS FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS WITH ASL INTERPRETATION, AUDIO DESCRIPTION, AND OPEN CAPTIONING
