Bats!: Strange and Wonderful

Bats!: Strange and Wonderful
ISBN-10
1563973278
ISBN-13
9781563973277
Category
Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Mammals
Pages
32
Language
English
Published
2000
Publisher
Boyds Mills Press
Author
Laurence Pringle

Description

Laurence Pringle takes a fascinating look at earth's only flying mammal in this fun and informative Parents' Choice Award book. Readers will learn how bats can pluck insects from the air, and even fish from the water. They will discover how bats help giant trees and other tropical plants to reproduce, and gobble up pesky mosquitoes. They will find out, too, how you can help to protect bats and their homes. Dozens of bats swoop through Meryl Henderson's striking illustrations. The colorful art and clear, concise text together demonstrate that bats may be strange, but that they are wonderful too, and well worth saving.

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