Bats
- Publisher
- Kids Can Press
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2003
- Category
- Mammals
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781553375258
- Publish Date
- Sep 2003
- List Price
- $5.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781553375241
- Publish Date
- Sep 2003
- List Price
- $14.95
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 5 to 10
- Grade: k to 5
Description
How bats use their senses is just one of the thirteen topics in this clearly written look at the two main kinds of bats --- megabats and microbats. Kids find out where bats live, what they eat, how they move and much more. Easy-to-read text and accurate, detailed illustrations meet the research needs of young children and satisfy their curiosity about these unusual mammals.
About the authors
Adrienne Mason is a writer, editor and life-long resident of Vancouver Island. A biologist and naturalist/interpreter, she is the managing editor of KNOW: The Science Magazine for Curious Kids. She has a Bachelor of Science in biology from the University of Victoria, and her articles have appeared in National Geographic Kids, WILD, Canadian Geographic, Georgia Straight, Beautiful BC, OWL, Ranger Rick, Boys' Life and Nature Canada. She lives in Tofino, BC, and enjoys hiking, beachcombing and exploring the coast with her husband and two daughters.
Nancy Gray Ogle is an avid naturalist, art teacher and nature illustrator. She lives in Muskoka, Ontario.
Awards
- Short-listed, Science in Society Book Award, Canadian Science Writers' Association
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