The Adventures of Maya the Bee
by Waldemar Bonselsliterary work· published 1912
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The Adventures of Maya the Bee (German: Die Biene Maja und ihre Abenteuer) is a children's book by the German writer Waldemar Bonsels published in 1912. 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. The book has been published in many other languages and adapted into different media. Bonsels wrote a sequel, Heaven Folk, which was published in 1915.
Adaptations (1)
The Adventures of Maya the Bee was adapted into a 1926 film.
The Adventures of Maya1926 · film · 76 min · dir. Waldemar Bonsels, Wolfram Junghans · IMDb ↗IMDb7.1Maya the Bee is a dramatised documentary film displaying living bees and other forest animals interacting with each other. Based on the book by Waldemar Bonsels, he also assisted himself in cinematography, along with A.O. Weitzenberg. The film was restored in 2004, after a decent copy (nitrate) of this film survived in the Finnish Film Archives possession and was done by Bundesarchiv-Filmarchiv with the support of Waldemar Bonsels-Stiftung.
