Why Do We Need Bats? (Nature We Need)

by Laura K Murray (Author)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Series: Nature We Need

Discover why BATS are important to our world in this photo-filled nonfiction book for budding young scientists. Does the spooky image of a bat scare you? These unusual mammals are good for much more than a fright. Bats help pollinate plants. They help keep pests away from crops. And the echolocation they use to find their way around has taught us a lot about navigation. With eye-catching photos, quick facts, and beyond-the-book back matter, Why Do We Need Bats? will have young researchers and science fans exploring more about the NATURE WE NEED.

More Nature We Need: Why Do We Need Bees? Why Do We Need Trees? Why Do We Need Poop? Why Do We Need Rain? Why Do We Need Soil?

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$8.99

ALA/Booklist

As pollinators, seed spreaders, and insect eaters, bats quickly prove their worth in this Nature We Need series (6 titles) entry

Review quotes

As pollinators, seed spreaders, and insect eaters, bats quickly prove their worth in this Nature We Need series (6 titles) entry. The first two chapters provide a general overview of these flying mammals, touching on their variety (more than 1,400 kinds!), diets, homes, habits (nocturnal nature, hibernation, etc.), and "superpowers" (flight and echolocation). The remaining three chapters cover all the good bats do, the threats they face, and what life would look like without them. The book sports a simple, clean design with the average page containing one to two short paragraphs of text and a crisp, corresponding photo (typically of a bat). Bolded words are defined in a glossary, and a page of "Cool Facts about Bats" wraps up the main text. A nice companion series to Lily Williams' If Animals Disappeared books.—Julia Smith "Booklist"
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780756575069
Lexile Measure
540
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Pebble Books
Publication date
January 08, 2023
Series
Nature We Need
BISAC categories
JNF051150 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Zoology
JNF003140 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Mammals
JNF003320 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Nocturnal
Library of Congress categories
Behavior
Bats
Effect of human beings on
Conservation

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