Diving, flipping, flying - bats can catch hundreds of mosquitoes an hour. There are a thousand different kinds of bats in the world, each with a strange collection of talents. They can swim, paddling with their wings. Some can even walk on their wrists! This book is an amazing look at the mammal with wings.

Includes a table of contents, index, sidebars, and full of extraordinary photography throughout.

This book is part of a book series called Welcome To the World .

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 27 pages in this book. This book was published 1998 by Whitecap Books Limited .

Diane Swanson is the award-winning author of more than 70 factual books for children, including "Turn It Loose: The Scientist in Absolutely Everybody. " She lives in Victoria, BC.