Bat Loves the Night (Read and Wonder)
by Nicola Davies (Author) Sarah Fox-Davies (Illustrator)
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Series: Read and Wonder (Paperback)
Night has fallen, and Bat awakens to find her evening meal. Follow her as she swoops into the shadows, shouting and flying, the echoes of her voice creating a sound picture of the world around her. When morning light creeps into the sky, Bat returns to the roost to feed her baby . . . and to rest until nighttime comes again. Bat loves the night!
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Kirkus
...this is a beautifully designed and thoughtfully executed informational storybook.
School Library Journal
A charming and informative story about a pipistrelle bat....This beautiful and fact-filled selection is distinguished by excellent writing and art.
Review quotes
Dusky watercolor-and-pencil illustrations add enigmatic beauty; bat facts appear in a different typeface and illuminate the narrative.
—Publishers Weekly Lovely, atmospheric watercolor-and-pencil illustrations show surprising detail and succeed in making an oft-maligned animal appear realistically fuzzy and appealing. A small index concludes this attractive, well-written introduction to a bat's world.
—Booklist ...this is a beautifully designed and thoughtfully executed informational storybook.
—Kirkus Reviews The lovely, detailed illustrations are almost as informative as the text.
—Teaching K-8 Finely detailed illustrations.
—New York Times Book Review, The A charming and informative story about a pipistrelle bat....This beautiful and fact-filled selection is distinguished by excellent writing and art.
—School Library Journal
—Publishers Weekly Lovely, atmospheric watercolor-and-pencil illustrations show surprising detail and succeed in making an oft-maligned animal appear realistically fuzzy and appealing. A small index concludes this attractive, well-written introduction to a bat's world.
—Booklist ...this is a beautifully designed and thoughtfully executed informational storybook.
—Kirkus Reviews The lovely, detailed illustrations are almost as informative as the text.
—Teaching K-8 Finely detailed illustrations.
—New York Times Book Review, The A charming and informative story about a pipistrelle bat....This beautiful and fact-filled selection is distinguished by excellent writing and art.
—School Library Journal
Nicola Davies
Nicola Davies is a zoologist and an award-winning author whose many books for children include Surprising Sharks, Extreme Animals, and Gaia Warriors. She lives in Wales. Emily Sutton has a degree in illustration from Edinburgh College of Art. She says, "Illustrating Tiny Creatures has opened my eyes to the incredible and unexpected beauty of a world so small that it can't be seen without a microscope. I was amazed by the variety and complexity of microbes, and I loved drawing all of their intricate details and patterns." She lives in York, England.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780763624385
Lexile Measure
640
Guided Reading Level
M
Publisher
Candlewick Press (MA)
Publication date
August 19, 2004
Series
Read and Wonder (Paperback)
BISAC categories
JNF003140 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Mammals
Library of Congress categories
Bats
