Bats That Eat Insects (Young Explorers Series Bats) - Hardcover

Williams, Kim; Stoops, Erik D.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1890475157 ISBN 13: 9781890475154

Publisher: Faulkners Pub Group, 2000

Synopsis

"Bats that Eat Insects" takes a look at insectivorous bats and why they are beneficial. You will learn where they live, if they hibernate, and exactly how they find tiny insects in the night sky. Learn how to make a bat house in the bat house section. Specific places to see insectivorous bats are also listed.

About this title

About the Author

Kim Williams is the director and co-founder of the Organization for Bat Conservation. She has authored over 14 books and has been published in many scientific journals. Her work is refreshing and easy-to-read. The Organization for Bat Conservation presents over 1,000 educational programs with LIVE bats across the United States.

Reviews

Grade 3-5-These books each consist of a series of about three dozen questions and answers, ranging from one or two sentences to a paragraph. Bat Basics asks such questions as, "Are bats blind?" "Why do bats hang upside down?" The text also lists zoos and other organizations with displays of live bats in the U.S., and outlines the work of the Organization for Bat Conservation. Bat Conservation briefly describes the animals' ecological importance, conservation efforts of various U.S. zoos, etc. It also suggests ways readers can aid bat survival in their own communities and includes detailed directions for constructing two kinds of bat houses. The remaining four titles repeat some of the general information and then briefly describe major physical and behavioral characteristics of their featured creatures. Clear, full-color, snapshot-sized photographs appear on almost every page. The list for further information is the same in all six titles. The texts, loosely organized by topic, are clearly written, with a couple of exceptions. The directions for building bat houses that appear in two of the books use terminology only an experienced woodworker would understand and require tools and skills beyond the ability of most children. A tinge of anthropomorphism also mars the texts in all but Bat Conservation. More than a half dozen questions and answers are the same, or virtually the same, with a few word changes, in three titles, which seems like the worst sort of padding. About the same number of photographs are also duplicated. Most of this information is already available in many more detailed introductions.
Karey Wehner, formerly at San Francisco Public Library
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Faulkners Pub Group
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1890475157
• ISBN 13: 9781890475154
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32