Bats

by Charlotte Guillain

Overview

In Bats, readers will discover the special abilities that these amazing animals have adapted to help them survive in their wild environment, what humans have trained them to do using their special skills and intelligence, and where their abilities are vastly superior to our own. Did you know that bats will fetch food for other bats in their colony when they are sick, or that the US military used 'bat bombs' during World War II? The book also looks at how we have used technology to recreate bats' abilities.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781410952431
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/07/2013
Series:	Animal Abilities
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.69(w) x 10.38(h) x 0.12(d)
Lexile:	NC1010L (what's this?)
Age Range:	7 - 9 Years

About the Author

Charlotte Guillain worked as a bookseller, an English teacher and an editor before becoming an author. She has written more than 100 books, both fiction and non-fiction. She always wanted to be a writer and her top tip is to read as much as you can.

Table of Contents

Contents Meet the bats 4 Being a bat 6 Bat flight 8 How bats fly 10 Hanging out 12 Bat senses 14 Sensing heat and smell 16 Colonies and communication 18 Caring and sharing 20 Surviving winter 22 Copying bats 24 Working with bats 26 The amazing bat 28 Glossary 30 Find out more 31 Index 32

Editorial Reviews

The pages are filled with numerous colored photographs giving readers a close-up look at the animals. Text boxes are filled with facts throughout, breaking up the writing into digestible segments. Younger readers will need assistance, but will find much to enjoy in the series; older readers will find good information for reports.

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