Bats at the Beach (A Bat Book)

by Brian Lies (Author)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Series: Bat Book
With enchanting art and cheery beachside verse, this bedtime book describes all the fun a bunch of bats have one night on a moonlit beach. Full color.
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PreS-Gr 3 -This is the quintessential book about going to the beach complete with overflowing picnic baskets, kite flying, singing around the campfire, and scratchy sand in places -where no sand should be. - Kids will certainly identify with the exuberant and familiar fun, but what will get them howling is the fact that the characters are bats that are visiting the beach in the moonlight. The rhyming text is grounded in reality with many inventive twists to keep the imagination rolling. There is moon-tan lotion, salted -skeeters, and bat kites. Where the book truly soars is in the dark yet luminescent art where bat wings glow in the light of the full moon and the sky is a steely blue. The faces on the bats are furry and friendly. These creatures use cocktail umbrellas for beach umbrellas; they hold wing-boat races in red-and-white checked food containers; and when it -s time for a late-night snack, they enter the ice-cream shack where a lit light bulb attracts a multitude of succulent bugs. Readers may not be tempted to try marshmallows with bug legs and gossamer wings but that won -t keep them from reveling in this grand adventure." -Martha Topol, Traverse Area District Library, Traverse City, MI" Copyright 2006 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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"Where the book truly soars is in the dark yet luminescent art where bat wings glow in the light of the full moon and the sky is a steely blue. The faces on the bats are furry and friendly." —SLJ School Library Journal
Brian Lies
Brian Lies is the award-winning author-illustrator of the New York Times bestsellers Bats at the Beach, Bats at the Library, and Bats at the Ballgame. In addition, he has written and illustrated more than twenty books for children. Born in Princeton, New Jersey, Brian lives on the South Shore of Massachusetts with his wife and daughter. Visit www.BrianLies.com to learn more about the author and his books.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780618557448
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Clarion Books
Publication date
June 01, 2006
Series
Bat Book
BISAC categories
JUV002160 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Mammals
Library of Congress categories
Stories in rhyme
Beaches
Bats
Picnics
Texas 2x2 Reading List
Recommended 2007 - 2007
Volunteer State Book Awards
Nominee 2008 - 2009
California Young Reader Medal
Nominee 2009 - 2009
Grand Canyon Reader Award
Nominee 2009 - 2009
Young Hoosier Book Award
Nominee 2009 - 2009
Ladybug Picture Book Award
Nominee 2009 - 2009

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