A special reception in celebration of Bainbridge Island author Lynn Brunelle’s new book, “Turn This Book into a Beehive! and 19 Other Experiments and Activities that Explore the Amazing World of Bees,” will be held at Eagle Harbor Book Company from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 13.

In this interactive activity book, Brunelle, a leading advocate for bringing science home to kids, introduces young readers to the amazing mason bee, a non-agressive, super pollinator that does the work of 100 honeybees. Twenty activities and experiments reveal more about bees: Use a balloon and static electricity to understand how pollen “leaps” from a flower; make a bee buzzer to demonstrate how bees’ wings make their buzzing sound; then use perforated pages in the back, along with the cover, to create a literal beehive for mason bees.

It’s the real buzz on bees, delivered in the most ingenious and enjoyable way.

Light refreshments will be served at this event, which is geared toward adults. Educators who buy books for the classroom will receive a 20 percent educator discount.

A four-time Emmy Award-winning writer for “Bill Nye the Science Guy,” Brunelle has more than 25 years of experience writing for people of all ages, across all manner of media. Previously a classroom science, English and art teacher for kids in grades K-12, an editor, illustrator and award-winning author of more than 45 titles, she has created, developed and written projects for Chronicle, Workman, National Geographic, Scholastic, Random House, Penguin, A&E, the Discovery Channel, Disney, ABC TV, NBC, NPR, the Annenburg Foundation, World Almanac, Cranium and PBS.

Her passion is to make complicated things accessible and fun.

Visit www.eagleharborbooks.com to learn more.