About the Poem

Only after I'd finished writing Bee and Bee did I discover that humblebees and bumblebees are the same thing. Just as Marathon bars became Snickers and Opal Fruits became Starburst, the humblebee was rebranded in the nineteenth century to become the bumblebee. Forget all that for a moment and enjoy the poem for what it is - a funny poem written in a state of ignorance.

Category

Animal Poems

Style

Rhyming poem

Length

4 lines

Key Stage

Pre-school, KS1, KS2

Author

Patrick Winstanley