Discover the exciting world of the bat, from inner-city homes to remote woodlands - explore some of the different habitats that are the bat's home. Find out how bats catch their prey in the dark, what happens to them in winter, and how you can look for signs of a bat in your neighbourhood.

Includes an animal map, locator map, life cycle summary and 'unusual fact' boxes.

This book is part of a book series called British Animals .

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2012 by Hachette Children's Group .

The author, Stephen Savage, is a biologist, natural history lecturer and Associate Member of the

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: Meet the Bat
• 2: The Bat Family
• 3: Birth and Growing Up
• 4: Habitat
• 5: Food
• 6: Finding a Mate
• 7: Threats
• 8: Bat Life Cycle
• 9: Bat Clues
• 10: Glossary
• 11: Finding Out More
• 12: Index