Bats

by Gail Gibbons

Other authorsGail Gibbons (Illustrator)

Hardcover, 1999

Status

Available

Call number

ZOOL

Genres

Nonfiction

All Topics

Publication

Holiday House (1999), Edition: 1st, 32 pages

Description

Describes different kinds of bats, their physical characteristics, habits and behavior, and efforts to protect them.

User reviews

LibraryThing member RobertaRogers

This story gives facts about bats. It covers everything from what size they are, different kinds, and what they look like to how they delivery babies.

I learned a couple of new facts I did not know about bats. I liked the fact that the book has pictures to show what is being said instead of getting

dry information from an encyclopedia.

I would not read the story aloud, but I would use the facts in a bat unit.

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LibraryThing member saw022

While exploring the interesting facts about bats, the author introduces the idea of saving bats and preventing the endagerment of the bat. She also explores the myths that many people have about bats and why they are not true. This book presents factual information about bats in an easy to

understand format that is great for children.

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LibraryThing member kag026

Describes bat traits and scientific information. Dispels bat myths Teaches kids that bats are valuable animals.

LibraryThing member aab018

Many people think bats are scary, but bats are really gentle animals. There are many types of bats all they most live all over the world. In this book you will learn about the different types of bats, their amazing abilities and how they fit into this world.

LibraryThing member lam032

This books is all about bats! it talks about how they live, what they eat, where they sleep, how they fly and many other cool things. There are diagrams of the parts of bats which describes their characteristics.

LibraryThing member mrstelford

Learn more about bats by reading this book from Gail Gibbons. You'll be an expert in no time.

LibraryThing member deed9699

This is a great book if you want to teach your children about bats. I would let the children use this book for research purposes. It has bright pretty pictures that are great visual to teach about bats.

LibraryThing member smdorr

This book contains alot of different information about bats. It includes pictures of different types of bats, different things they might eat, it evens depicts the the life cycle of a baby bat and how the mother takes care of it. The book also goes into detail on how bats are endangered animals and

that there are preserves for bats to protect them. I would absolutely include this in my classroom library because it contains so much information that kids might find interesting.

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LibraryThing member Samantha52492

There are many non-fiction books on bats but Gail Gibbons does an exceptional job. The book explains all about bats. The different types of bats and their physical characteristics and much more. Gail Gibbons goes the extra mile by also speaking about efforts to protect them. Taking a topic like

Bats is perfect for a KWL chart, a description wheel when reading, and allows children to find out more through research.

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LibraryThing member rebeccarodela

Bats by Gail Gibbons is an insightful book about the various species of bats that exist. It provides great coverage on bats and comprehensive information that is easily interpreted and absorbed by readers of all ages. It even includes great drawings which highlight the features, behaviors, eating

habits, and basic facts about each type. At the end of the book, a glossary of terms and closer look at the bats discussed in the book is included to provide additional information that did not necessarily fit in with the flow of the book.
I was surprised at how much I loved reading this book. To be honest, as I was reading, I would look up and tell my mom about whatever the content was and how cool different aspects of the bats were (she was highly amused and kept trying to fight back bursting into laughter because of my giddiness). I felt like I was a kid again, even though I'm just shy of being 23. I think that the illustrations and writing matched superbly in Bats and Gail Gibbons's delivery of the content was equally as strong. She did not deal with getting so excruciatingly detailed with the imagery or information so as to make it feel encyclopedia-like. If anything, it was made for partner reading and as a basis for conversing and engaging with the text- just as I did with my mom. It is a great tool and approach when writing the book because it keeps the audience in mind. Younger children will have the opportunity to read the book and become amazed at the facts and have the chance to share it with other and the adults in their life with ease. It is approachable and not made up to be fanciful or to follow a certain narrative. It is straight forward and clean.

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LibraryThing member BlaireEHill

Don't know a lot about bats? The book Bats is an informative book about the lifespan of bats, as well as the different types of bats that exist. The drawings that are in this book provide different examples of the lifestyle as well as the eating habits of bats.

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