Bats Beneath the Bridge

by Janet Nolan (Author) Emily Cox (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

More than one million bats nest under the Congress Avenue Bridge in Austin, Texas, and fill the sky every evening from spring to fall.

Discover how the people of Austin, Texas, stopped being afraid of the more than one million bats nesting under the Congress Avenue Bridge and, instead, welcomed them. This true story includes a foreword by bat biologist Dr. Merlin Tuttle, who came to Austin to advocate for the colony by educating residents about the ways in which bats are good for the environment, and for humans too. Now, tourists from all over the world come to Austin to watch the Brazilian free-tail bats fill the sky every evening in early spring.

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Review quotes

"Her straightforward narrative is set on colorful full-bleed spreads of mixed-media illustrations. The enthusiastic bat watchers pictured are a diverse group, and the bats are engaging..." —Kirkus

Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780807505625
Lexile Measure
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Guided Reading Level
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Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Publication date
September 05, 2024
Series
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BISAC categories
JNF051150 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Zoology
JNF003320 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Nocturnal
Library of Congress categories
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