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Bats!

Strange and Wonderful

Strange and Wonderful

By Laurence Pringle
Illustrated by Meryl Learnihan Henderson

By Laurence Pringle
Illustrated by Meryl Learnihan Henderson

By Laurence Pringle
Illustrated by Meryl Learnihan Henderson

By Laurence Pringle
Illustrated by Meryl Learnihan Henderson

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Part of Strange and Wonderful

Part of Strange and Wonderful

Paperback $9.99

Dec 01, 2009 | ISBN 9781590787816 | 7-10 years

Ebook $9.99

Oct 13, 2020 | ISBN 9781635924800 | 7-10 years

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    About Bats!

    Bats are among the world’s most misunderstood animals. This Parents’ Choice Award book gives readers an inside look at the earth’s only flying mammals. Readers discover how bats can pluck insects from the air, fish from the water, and help giant trees and other tropical plants to reproduce, among other fascinating facts. Featuring stunning illustrations, this is a great introduction to an extraordinary mammal.

    About Bats!

    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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    The Secret Life of the Sea Otter
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    About Laurence Pringle

    Laurence Pringle has written more than one hundred books for children and teenagers, many of them award-winning science titles. Internationally, his books have sold more than three million copies. He and his family live in West Nyack, New York. Visit laurencepringle.com.

    About Meryl Learnihan Henderson

    Meryl Henderson has illustrated a number of children’s books and is a regular contributor to Highlights for Children. She lives in Hunter, New York. Visit merylsart.com.

    About Laurence Pringle

    Laurence Pringle has written more than one hundred books for children and teenagers, many of them award-winning science titles. Internationally, his books have sold more than three million copies. He and his family live in West Nyack, New York. Visit laurencepringle.com.

    About Meryl Learnihan Henderson

    Meryl Henderson has illustrated a number of children’s books and is a regular contributor to Highlights for Children. She lives in Hunter, New York. Visit merylsart.com.

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Paperback | $9.99
    Published by Astra Young Readers
    Dec 01, 2009 | 32 Pages | 10 x 9 | 7-10 years | ISBN 9781590787816

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Astra Young Readers
    Oct 13, 2020 | 32 Pages | 7-10 years | ISBN 9781635924800
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    Praise

    “Youngsters will immediately be hooked by the opening text (‘If you were a bat, you could stay up all night. You could hang by your thumbs, or hang upside down by your toenails’) and a riveting illustration of a hanging bat, wings outspread, mouth open, showing tiny teeth.” – Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

    “Carefully crafted to overcome misconceptions and fears concerning bats, the text also provides basic information about the variety and habits of the flying mammals as well as their importance in the ecosystem. . . . One of the best of the many bat books.” -Booklist

    * “Equal to the best introduction on the subject for this age level.” –School Library Journal, starred review

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