Maya the Bee

This article is about the novel and character. For the Japanese anime series, see Maya the Honey Bee. For the German CGI series, see Maya the Bee (TV series). For the first CGI film, see Maya the Bee (film).
"Die Biene Maja" redirects here. For the song, see Die Biene Maja (song).

Maya the Bee
A wood carving of Maya and Willy at Przedszkole z Oddziałami in Warsaw, Poland
Created byWaldemar Bonsels
Original workBooks
Print publications
Book(s)The Adventures of Maya the Bee
Films and television
Film(s)
Television series
Games
Video game(s)
  • Maya the Bee & Her Friends (1999)
  • Maya the Bee – Garden Adventures (2000)[1]
  • Maya the Bee and Friends (2006)[2]
  • Maya the Bee: The Great Adventure (2002)[3]
  • Maya the Bee: Sweet Gold (2005)[4]
  • The Bee Game (2007)[5][6][7]
  • Maya (2013)
  • Maya the Bee: The Nutty Race (2019)

Maya the Bee (German: Die Biene Maja) is the main character in The Adventures of Maya the Bee, a German book written by Waldemar Bonsels and published in 1912. The book has been published in many other languages and adapted into different media. The first American edition was published in 1922 by Thomas Seltzer and illustrated by Homer Boss. The latter's wife Adele Szold-Seltzer (1876-1940), the daughter of Benjamin Szold and younger sister of Henrietta Szold, was the translator.[8]

The stories revolve around a little bee named Maya and her friends among bees, other insects and other creatures. The book depicts Maya's development from an adventurous youngster to a responsible adult member of bee society.

  1. ^ Neon Studios Maya the Bee Archived March 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Kiloo page Archived April 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Shin'en Maya the Bee". Shinen.com. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
  4. ^ "Shin'en Maya the Bee 2". Shinen.com. March 18, 2005. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
  5. ^ "tBG GBA page". Independent-arts-software.de. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
  6. ^ "tBG DS page". Independent-arts-software.de. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
  7. ^ "Midway the Bee Game page". Mayabeegame.com. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
  8. ^ Slávka Rude-Porubská: Vergessen und unsichtbar? Übersetzerinnen der „Biene Maja“ von Waldemar Bonsels