"Chronicles the early life of an orphaned Mexican free-tailed bat, from its birth to its adoption by a new mother. Includes information about bats"--Provided by publisher.

Learn all about bats, including how they sleep, what they eat, and how they hunt their food.

When a group of friends gather to play baseball in the backyard, they go to the attic to get the bats and find they are black, furry, and alive.

A girl describes how she spent a summer observing the bats around and inside her house and what she discovered about their characteristics and behavior.

Learn about the unique features of different types of bats and how those features help each bat to survive.

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitats of different kinds of bats.

"Diagrams, graphs, and fun text help readers explore the lives of bats and their place in the wild animal kingdom"--

Swoop, snatch, slurp, suck--welcome to the world of bats. Join the natural world's only flying mammals on their night-time flights as they use echolocation to hunt for insects, feed on fruit or nectar, and even suck blood from other living animals. The exceptional photography in this book will allow young readers to examine these beautiful creatures up close, learn about their physical characteristics and see how they are adapted to obtain food and...