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The bat book / [Charlotte Milner].

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : DK, [2020]Copyright date: ©2020Edition: First American editionDescription: 44 pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 27 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781465490490
  • 1465490493
  • 9780241410691
  • 024141069X
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Where do bats live? -- What is a bat? -- What do bats look like? -- A bat's body -- Why do bats hang upside down? -- Unusual hangouts -- What do bats eat? -- How do bats find food in the dark? -- Why are bats important? -- What is pollination? -- Bats as seed dispersers -- Bats help lots of important plants to grow -- Bats on the farm -- Bats keep different ecosystems healthy -- Bats in the rain forest and bats in the desert -- Bats in the savanna -- Why are bats in decline? -- Myths and misunderstandings -- There are fewer places for bats to live -- What can you do to help? -- Grow a bat-friendly garden -- Bats make the world a better place.
Summary: Take an amazing journey through the upside-down world of bats with Charlotte Milner's The Bat Book. Bright, bold, and beautiful illustrations accompany fascinating facts about these furry flying mammals and their importance to the world we live in. From the way they fly, to how they communicate with each other, how they hunt, and why they sleep upside-down, each of the world's 1,300 types of bat is unique and utterly fascinating. Bats are also incredibly important to the environment. As well as gobbling up pests, and spreading seeds through the forests, they also pollinate over 500 different species of plants throughout the world, including some of our favorite fruits such as mangoes and bananas. Following on from The Bee Book and The Sea Book, Charlotte Milner continues to highlight important ecological issues faced by our planet to children, this time focusing on the world's only flying mammals. The Bat Book is perfect to teach little animal-lovers all about these clever creatures who do so much for our planet. Discover how much they matter, why they are declining, and what we can do to help. This charming celebration of bats shows children just how extraordinary these animals are, and is a reminder that it is up to us to care for our planet and its creatures.
Holdings
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Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 599.4 M659 Checked out 07/17/2024 33111009425162
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 599.4 M659 Available 33111009596855
Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's NonFiction 599.4 M659 Available 33111009007564
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Go on an adventure in the shadows with award-winning author and illustrator Charlotte Milner.

Discover why these mammals are essential to the world we live in, learn just how much they matter, why they are under threat, and what we can do to help. Bright, bold, and beautiful illustrations accompany fascinating fun facts about these furry flying mammals in this adorable kids' book.


Did you know that there are two main groupings of bats, or that the bat is the only mammal that can fly? Children will be fascinated by the beautiful illustrations and learn plenty of bat facts on every page.

From the way they fly, to how they communicate with each other, how bats hunt, and why they sleep upside-down, each of the world's 1,300 types of bat is unique and utterly fascinating. Bats are also incredibly important to the environment, from gobbling up pests to spreading seeds through the forests. They also pollinate over 500 different species of plants throughout the world, including fruits such as mangoes and bananas.

A beautiful educational book with an important message. While learning about these elusive creatures, there are also fun activities for kids so they can learn how to support bats, including growing a bat-friendly garden to help them thrive.

Bats make the world a better place, making this nature book for kids an essential tool in encouraging the protection of bats for generations to come. Following on from The Bee Book and The Sea Book , Charlotte Milner continues to highlight critical environmental issues faced by our planet. The Bat Book is perfect for teaching little animal-lovers all about these clever creatures who do so much for our world.

Explore The Upside-Down World Of Bats!

Discover how much they matter, why they are declining, and what we can do to help. This charming celebration of bats shows children just how extraordinary these animals are and is a reminder that it is up to us to care for our planet and its creatures.

It's perfect for school projects about bats, mammals, ecology, or endangered animals. It also cleverly uses the subject to cover broader topics such as plant reproduction, ecosystems, and more. The Bat Book may be small, but it is mighty.

Find out more about natures secret friends, like:

- Where bats live
- What bats look like
- Why bats are important
- Growing a bat-friendly garden
- Myths about bats and much, much more!

This delightful book is one of three children's books on conservation and includes The Sea Book and The Bee Book for your little ones to enjoy.

Take an amazing journey through the upside-down world of bats with Charlotte Milner's The Bat Book. Bright, bold, and beautiful illustrations accompany fascinating facts about these furry flying mammals and their importance to the world we live in. From the way they fly, to how they communicate with each other, how they hunt, and why they sleep upside-down, each of the world's 1,300 types of bat is unique and utterly fascinating. Bats are also incredibly important to the environment. As well as gobbling up pests, and spreading seeds through the forests, they also pollinate over 500 different species of plants throughout the world, including some of our favorite fruits such as mangoes and bananas. Following on from The Bee Book and The Sea Book, Charlotte Milner continues to highlight important ecological issues faced by our planet to children, this time focusing on the world's only flying mammals. The Bat Book is perfect to teach little animal-lovers all about these clever creatures who do so much for our planet. Discover how much they matter, why they are declining, and what we can do to help. This charming celebration of bats shows children just how extraordinary these animals are, and is a reminder that it is up to us to care for our planet and its creatures.

Includes index.

Where do bats live? -- What is a bat? -- What do bats look like? -- A bat's body -- Why do bats hang upside down? -- Unusual hangouts -- What do bats eat? -- How do bats find food in the dark? -- Why are bats important? -- What is pollination? -- Bats as seed dispersers -- Bats help lots of important plants to grow -- Bats on the farm -- Bats keep different ecosystems healthy -- Bats in the rain forest and bats in the desert -- Bats in the savanna -- Why are bats in decline? -- Myths and misunderstandings -- There are fewer places for bats to live -- What can you do to help? -- Grow a bat-friendly garden -- Bats make the world a better place.

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