HIGH ABOVE THE BUSTLING STREETS and gardens of Paris sits a little-known wonder: a cluster of beehives. They live on the roof of Notre-Dame Cathedral, lovingly tended by a beekeeper named Sibyle.

But one fateful day...flames rose as sparks fell and sirens screamed. Firefighters battled heat and smoke, blasting water from fireboats on the Seine. The whole world watched as they worked to quench the flames and save the cathedral.

AND WHAT ABOUT THE BEES? From the rooftops of Paris to the intricacies of a beehive, here is a moving story about resilience and hope in the face of disaster.

From the dust jacket