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1) Bad words
Language
English
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Guy Trilby is a 40-year-old who finds a loophole in the rules of The Golden Quill national spelling bee and decides to cause trouble by hijacking the competition. While reporter Jenny Widgeon attempts to discover his true motivation, Guy finds himself forging an unlikely alliance with a competitor: awkward ten-year-old Chaitanya Chopra, who is completely unfazed by Guy's take-no-prisoners approach to life.
2) Bee team 2
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Follow little bees Zip and Zap as they navigate unique obstacles on their journey to save their missing friends, all while meeting new and old friends along the way.
Language
English
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Description
Freshly hatched bee Maya is a little whirlwind and simply won't follow the rules of the hive. One of these rules, of course, is not to trust other bugs, especially the hornets that live beyond the meadow. But sweet Maya can't help but make friends with all kinds of other bugs, including a violin-playing grasshopper, a dung beetle and even a young hornet named Sting. When the Royal Jelly is stolen, the hornets are the prime suspects and Maya is thought...
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English
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After a slow harvest season, the very survival of the hive is threatened. Maya, and her sidekick, Willy, go to Buzztropolis, where the Empress invites them to participate in the Honey Games. But if they lose, the hive will have to give the Empress all of their summer honey! Needless to say, Maya and Willy's teammates are neither enthusiastic nor athletic, but Maya remains positive and exclaims that "every bug has a talent!"
6) Bee movie
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English
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Having just graduated from college, Barry B. Benson finds himself disillusioned with the prospect of having only one career choice - honey. As he ventures outside of the hive for the first time, he breaks one of the cardinal rules of the bee world and talks to a human, a New York City florist named Vanessa. He is shocked to discover that the humans have been stealing and eating the bee's honey for centuries. He ultimately realizes that his true calling...
7) Bee season
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Eliza demonstrates such an amazing gift for spelling any word given to her that her father Saul insists on coaching her himself. As Eliza's success continues, Saul's newfound devotion grows ... causing huge changes for the entire family.
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Eleven year-old Akeelah Anderson's life is not easy: her father is dead, her mom ignores her, her brother runs with the local gangbangers. She is a smart girl, but her environment threatens to strangle her aspirations. Responding to a threat by her school's principal, Akeelah decides to participate in a spelling bee to avoid detention for her many absences. Much to her surprise and embarrassment, she wins. Her principal asks her to seek coaching from...
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Martin Dohrn, a veteran wildlife cameraman and bee enthusiast, embarked on a special challenge during the COVID-19 lockdown of 2020: to film all the bees he could find in his tiny urban garden in Bristol, England. By the end of the summer, he became bee obsessed and developed relationships with some individuals. Dohrn saw more than 60 species of bees that come in all shapes and sizes, from Britain's largest bumblebees to scissor bees, which are the...
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Thomas must catch a kite that is on the loose before the wind blows it away from Sodor. With Charlie, Gordon, and Toby by his side, Thomas learns that a helping hand will keep him on the right track when it comes to rescuing kites, saving a swarm of bees, and preventing a railway disaster from taking flight!
11) Wings of life
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
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Description
Narrated by Meryl Streep, this intimate and unprecedented look at butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, bats and flowers is a celebration of life, as a third of the world's food supply depends on these incredible and increasingly threatened creatures. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg, WINGS OF LIFE utilizes riveting high-speed, closer-than-close filmmaking techniques to showcase in spectacular detail these unsung heroes of our planet....
12) Bee team
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Join young bees and best pals Zip and Zap as they launch on an incredible adventure to retrieve their hive's stolen honey.
13) Wings of life
Series
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Explores the world of butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and bats and how a third of the world's food supplies depends on them.
14) The swarm
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
A swarm of deadly African bees goes on a rampage in Houston.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
When a tribute announcement demanding half the hive₂s honey threatens the very survival of the hive, Maya and her sidekick Willy defy the queen₂s orders and go to Buzztropolis to confront the Empress. The Empress invites them to participate in the Honey Games; however, she explains that if they win, all is forgiven, but if they lose, she will take all of the summer honey.
17) Spellbound
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Follows the lives of eight young Americans who share one goal: to win the 1999 National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. The Bee is as intense a competition as any Olympic match, for both the spellers and their families. The unbearable pressure becomes even more extraordinary when it is felt by ordinary teenagers.
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