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.

 

This book was recognised by the Parents' Choice Award. It was recognised by the Sequoyah Book Award.

This book is part of a book series called Strange And Wonderful .

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2000 by Boyds Mills Press .

Laurence Pringle is the respected author of more than ninety books for children and young adults. He lives in West Nyack, New York. Meryl Henderson has illustrated numerous books for children, including Bats! Stange and Wonderful, and other books in the Strange and Wonderful series. She lives in upstate New York.