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Did you spot the signs of summer in the story?
to grow fruit and seeds. Bees have a very good
sense of smell, which helps them to recognize
the young birds to hop onto a branch and test
get food on their own. The parents encourage
Young birds will stay close to their parents to
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their wings. This helps the young birds learn
be fed, but to survive they need to be able to
A song thrush was coaxing her
chicks out of their nest to fly.

to look after themselves. Bees were buzzing around. There are lots of different kinds of insects buzzing around in summer, including bumblebees and honeybees. Bees are very important as they take the pollen from one flowering plant to another. This helps plants the different types of flowers.

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White waterlilies were floating

on the pond. In the summer, when the weather is warmer, waterlily flowers are in bloom. They love the sunshine and the still water in ponds. The flowers come in all different colors. They open every morning and close again in the evening. Each flower only lasts about four days. The Sun was shining high in the sky. In summer the days are longer. This is because of the tilt of the Earth. The side of the Earth that is tilted closest to the Sun has the longest, brightest days, because it gets more direct light from the Sun’s r