Hi! my name is Vicki and this is my blog for The Orange Beehive multilingual eStore. I am going to share with you how I started the Orange Beehive. Next time I will tell you why?
Once upon a day I decided that I just had to clean out the garage of the things that we no longer used or needed. I ventured into the world of eBay to sell them. Everyone else did it so why couldn't I? I had a few Greek picture books and placed them for sale but I didn't think anyone would buy them.
Surprise! surprise! but sold and found new homes in such places as Italy, The Netherlands, Queensland, USA and Tasmania. As a teacher it was always difficult to buy good Greek picture books that you could read to children so on my trips I spent hours shopping for the best stories and activity books. I loved reading stories to children and wanted them to enjoy learning the language of their heritage. After these books had sold I started to receive requests for different types of books and the Orange Beehive took off!
At the same time I had bought a super large 70s orange beehive style glass vase that I saw in the window of a Vinnies store and could not believe my luck. I had been collecting decorative glass for years and already had three small beehive vases in different colours. The Orange Beehive vase was gorgeous and so the eStore was named!
In an online eStore curious customers tend to to go in and out to looking for their bargains and treasures. In a beehive busy bees go in to do what they have to and return as they need to. eBayers from Australia and countries around the world visit the Orange Beehive to find stories, activity books, CDs and DVD's for their children. They may buzz by and leave a question, place a request and order too.
The eStore began selling used and new Greek books and resources. The Greek collection has been growing steadily with selective items from Rekos, Papadopoulos, Ellinika Grammata, Evernites and Patakis publishers. Soon we grow we will add Asian, European and Arabic languages to our collection with culturally inclusive picture books from around the world.
You can visit our eStore on eBay at http://stores.shop.ebay.com.au/Orange-Beehive-Multilingual-eStore
In the Orange Beehive you will find:
Phonic & Alphabet activity books and aides
Language Learning mixed activity books
picture story books in hardback and paperback
Vocabulary - Word Dictionaries
Concept playing cards
Disney character story books
Colouring - Sticker activity books
eBay shopping
If you are an eBay shopper then you know what to do to buy what you like. If you do not shop on eBay and it is all new to you then just search for 'Greek picture book' or 'orangebeehivemultilingualestore' and store listings will come up. Select the one you like and read all about it. If you don't wish to buy through eBay you can email us at orangebeehive@optusnet.com.au and we will take it from there!
Our hardback picture book collection will be showcased here on the blog on a page all its own. Check it out before you leave us.
Cheers from Vicki at the Orange Beehive
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