Status
Available
Collection
Publication
Orlando, FL : Harcourt, Inc., 2007.
Description
After she falls headfirst into a bird's nest, a baby bat is raised like a bird until she is reunited with her mother.
User reviews
LibraryThing member MeditationesMartini
I like this one not only because it's a sweet story--it's really unfortunate when a kids' book isn't at least that--but because of its psychological realness, with Stellaluna the bat and the three bird kids flung together and needing to figure things out, gravitating close to one another and then
And then finally just the feel and the atmosphere--the cool moonlight of Stellaluna's night flights, the gawky flailing of her wings as she starts growing into her body and realizes she's a bat not a bird, and learns to be who she is. The happy eerie magic of sonar. Even! the informational backgrounder at the end of the book (of course you skip those at story time usually) in which you learn that 25% of all mammal species are bats, that little bats eat meat and look like mice and big bats eat fruit and look like foxes and can have a six-foot wingspan! (I think I knew most of that but it's good to contemplate it.) Lovely bedtime book.
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shifting apart to grow on their own and then settling into a happy separate-together harmony. And with it the way the mama bird shifts from protector to antagonist without changing her fundamental caring nature, the way the bats welcome Stellaluna in as one of their own but don't force her to conform, let her share her own wisdom about where she's been and what she's seen and be friends with birds and live authentically. I can imagine this book being really meaningful to foster kids, and in a broader, less pointed way to children, say, growing up in a multicultural immigrant city and starting to figure out what it means that they and their friends inhabit the same public world and culturally different private ones, and how to respect their differences and negotiate them. In that sense it's timely for children here in Vancouver in 2017, where the mirage of a white monoculture has definitively fallen away and where the future will, as futures always are but as we never quite expect, be different from the past. In that sense it's got sociological realness too. It touches gently on social tensions in the same way as it touches gently on other things toddlers sometimes find hard to navigate, like the food chain.And then finally just the feel and the atmosphere--the cool moonlight of Stellaluna's night flights, the gawky flailing of her wings as she starts growing into her body and realizes she's a bat not a bird, and learns to be who she is. The happy eerie magic of sonar. Even! the informational backgrounder at the end of the book (of course you skip those at story time usually) in which you learn that 25% of all mammal species are bats, that little bats eat meat and look like mice and big bats eat fruit and look like foxes and can have a six-foot wingspan! (I think I knew most of that but it's good to contemplate it.) Lovely bedtime book.
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LibraryThing member ecrobinson
The story of a mother bat and her baby bat, Stellaluna, who were separated while flying. Stellaluna is taken in by a family of birds and must learn to adapt. After learning to fly, Stellaluna was reunited with her mother. Stellaluna's bird friends realize that her bat ways are uncomfortable to them
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but they can still be friends. Show Less
LibraryThing member koratheexplora
I loved this one when I was little. I want to name one of my daughters Stella someday so this book holds great meaning to me.
LibraryThing member crystalr
This book taught alot about how bats are. It also teaches about frindship and how although we all may look different we can still be friends no matter what!
LibraryThing member tjsjohanna
Interesting stuff about bats and a nice story about finding out who you are and not letting differences get in the way of making friends.
LibraryThing member whitneyharrison
This story is how a bat adapts to the life of a bird. Then she eventually finds other bats who show her how she is suppose to be a bat. Then the bat and the birds find out that they are very different but they can both fly. At the end of the book there is information pages about bats.
LibraryThing member flaguna
This is a lovely story about the importance of roots and traditions. Stellaluna is a baby bat that unluckily lost the path of her mother. Through a brief incursion in an environment that is not proper of her species, Stellaluna finds the importance of her origins and friendship. A book that leaves
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a sensation of welfare. A must. Show Less
LibraryThing member wturnbull06
This book is a good example of fantasy because it tells a story of a bat losing its mother and landing in a birds nest and learning to act like a bird before she finds her mother and joins her kind again but has a lasting friendship with the birds.
LibraryThing member macfly_17
I enjoyed this story about Stellaluna, a baby bat who get separated from her mother. In order to survive she starts living with a family of birds, but they do things differently than Stellaluna is used to. This makes for an entertaining story, and there is a very happy ending.
LibraryThing member lauraejensen
A beloved story about a bat that is pulled from their mother, and must adapt, and eventually befriends baby birds. The bats and birds live in harmony, despite their differences. Stella is joyfully reunited with her mother. Thorough information about bats, sophisticated vocabulary, enhances reading
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skills. Teaches similarities/differences. Would work well in a science unit, or discussing roots and traditions, as well as coexisting peacefully. A captivating book with gorgeous illustrations. Show Less
LibraryThing member cegordon
The story of a baby bat, Stellaluna, and her mother bat who were separated while flying. Baby bat finds herself with a family of birds and has to learn adjust to her new life. After learning how to fly, she is reunited with her mother. Her bird friends find her bat ways hard for them, but they
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remain friends despite their differences. Show Less
LibraryThing member vabrazzolotto
A mother bat and her baby, Stellaluna, are flying one night and were separated. Stellaluna is taken in by a family of birds and must learn how to adapt to a new environment. After learning to fly, Stellaluna is reunited with her mother. Stellaluna's Bird friends come to visit and see that
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Stellaluna's bat ways are uncomfortable to them as their ways are to her. They stay friends. Show Less
LibraryThing member cbpritchard
Stellaluna is the story of mother bat and baby bat, Stellaluna, who get separated one night while flying. Stellaluna is taken in by a family of birds, and she has to learn how to adapt to their ways. After learning to fly she is reunited with her mother. Stellaluna goes back to see her bird
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friends, and they find that her bat ways are uncomfortable for them. Show Less
LibraryThing member jbbarclay
Story of a baby bat, Stellaluna, and a mother bat who were separated while flying. Baby bat finds herself with a family of birds and has to adjust to their lifestyle. After learning to fly, she is reunited with her mother. Stellaluna's friends find that her bat ways are uncomfortable to them, but
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they can still be friends. Show Less
LibraryThing member klauden
Stellaluna, what a beautiful title and this story lives up to its wonderful name. What are the differences between bats and birds? How are they the same? This story is about a bat named Stellaluna who is raised by a bird and lives with the family of birds. While bats and birds have similarities and
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differences, the two creatures become flying friends. What are other stories that are similar to this one? This could lead into an interesting discussion nature vs. nurture. It could also be used in a science lesson to classify animal characteristics. However it is used, it will be powerful! Show Less
LibraryThing member dreamer2000
good book about how friendship and love over power fitting in to a group. If you love somebody you can over come everything. Good book uses bats and birds.
LibraryThing member katiejanelewis
A baby bat, Stellaluna, and her mother get separated after being attacked by an owl. Stellaluna finds herself in a nest filled with baby birds, who she quickly tries to identify with. The baby birds (and the baby bird's mother) try to teach Stellaluna to be like them, but Stellaluna can't help but
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feel as though she is different. Eventually, Stellaluna finds other bats and is reuinted with her mother. She once again acts like a bat and her bird friends find that they can all be friends, even though they are different. This book is great for 2nd-4th grade readers. Show Less
LibraryThing member annashapiro
This beautifully illustrated book tells of Stellaluna, the bat who lost her mom and was raised by a family of birds. One day while flying in the dark, Stellaluna is reunited with her mother and bat comrades. Some good lessons learned, Stellaluna and the birds compare their differences, but decide
I love this story!
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that they are the best of friends despite the fact that they will never agree on the tastiness of bugs for dinner...I love this story!
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LibraryThing member anncampbell
Instead of the typical depiction of Halloween bat story, it is a beautiful story about a fruit bat. The baby fruit bat Stellaluna is seperated from her mother when she's a baby. She is raised in a nest with 3 baby birds. Stellaluna instead of being true to her bat nature tries to be like the baby
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birds. Instead of hanging upside down like a bat she tries to stand on a branch. She learns to eat bugs instead of delicious fruit. Finally when she leaves the nest and learns to fly she learn that she is a bat along with finding her real mother. Show Less
LibraryThing member Aecape
Stellaluna is such a cute book to read during Halloween time. I read this to my class and they loved it. They were studying about bats so we read this book. Its about a white bat who gets seperated from his mom. He ends up living in a birds nest with three birds. He learns how to act like a bird.
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One day he was flying and found his mom and his mom taught him how to be a bat. Its a really cute book with alot of grat pictures. There is also a movie that goes along with this book and the students love it. Show Less
LibraryThing member smendel18
This is a book about a baby bat, stellaluna, that gets separated from her mother. She finds comfort in a family of birds that take her in, but her differences begin to stand out. Stellaluna needs to find her mother because she needs to know her true bat heritage. This book is great for showing
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uniqueness and acceptance of others. Show Less
LibraryThing member crdutton
Stellaluna is a great book to read to students during the fall. We introduced bats to the class last week and so this book went great with the activities we did. Students love this book because it is very well illustrated and the story is so great. They were very curious as to why Stellaluna could
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not sleep right side up, she slept upside down. They learned many facts about bats by listening to this story. Show Less
LibraryThing member clstone
'Stellaluna' by Janell Cannon is the story of a baby bat. Stellaluna falls from her mother's care when an owl threatens them one day. Stellaluna falls into a bird's nest and lives with baby birds while being taken care of by the bird mother. She learns to eat bugs, to stay in the nest at night, and
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hang right side up. One day, when Stellaluna learns to fly, she flys and lands on a tree where she meets another bat. Soon Stellaluna is reunited with her mom and family and learns to be a bat again, although she never forgets her bird friends. This is a great story for all students in elementary school. Show Less
LibraryThing member terios
Stellaluna is story about a very unique bat. When Stellaluna was a baby bat, she was separated from her mother because of an owl attack. Stellaluna was raised by a family of birds; so she began to sleep from her thumbs so she'll be upright, and eating bugs like a bird. One day, we the birds and
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Stellaluna are trying out their new ability to fly, Stellaluna goes too far, and gets separated. She then however, runs into a group of bats, and is reunited with her mother. Show Less
LibraryThing member aelambert
This book is about a bat that gets seperated from its mother. While the bat is out some birds take it in. The bat begins to act as the birds do and eating the way that they eat. When the bat is reuninted with its family, it tries to show the birds how to be bats, but that does not go well. The
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animials accept each other despite their differences. Show Less
Subjects
Awards
Nebraska Golden Sower Award (Honor — 1996)
Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee — Picture Book — 1996)
Audie Award (Finalist — 1997)
Utah Beehive Book Award (Nominee — Children's Picture — 1996)
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — Grades K-3 — 1998)
Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award (Nominee — Grades K-2 — 1997)
Buckaroo Book Award (Winner — 1999)
Indies Choice Book Award (Picture Book Hall of Fame — 2014)
California Young Reader Medal (Nominee — 1996)
Flicker Tale Award (Nominee — Picture Books — 1995)
Colorado Children's Book Award (Nominee — 1995)
Keystone to Reading Book Award (Winner — 1995)
American Booksellers Book of the Year (ABBY) Award (Winner — Children's — 1994)
Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award (Nominee — 1996)
Reading Rainbow Program Selection (Selection — 108 — 1994)
Read Aloud Indiana Book Award (Primary — 1995)
Language
Original publication date
1993
1996
ISBN
0152062874 / 9780152062873
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