After she falls headfirst into a bird's nest, a baby bat is raised like a bird until she is reunited with her mother.

The Mexican free-tailed bat is one of the most abundant mammals in North America. Outside of San Antonio, Texas there is a cave that is home to over 40 million of these bats. Roosting in large numbers in relatively few areas makes them especially vulnerable to human disturbance and habitat destruction. Documented declines at some roosts are cause for concern because there is a delicate balance in the ecosystem that depends on the bats. There is also...

On a night when the moon can grow no fatter, bats pack their moon-tan lotion and baskets of treats and fly off for some fun on the beach.

Examines the ecosystems that support the survival of bats as well as efforts to save the mammals, introducing readers to ways human action or inaction can affect bat populations.

When Freddy falls out of a tree and breaks his arm, he finds inspiration for his oral report on nocturnal animals.

Continues the adventures of Shade, a young bat, as he searches for his father and struggles to prevent the evil jungle bat Goth from wiping out the sun.

The author gets to see bats close up as she accompanies bat expert and founder of Bat Conservation International, Merlin Tuttle, on a trip to study these often misunderstood mammals.

An introduction to facts about bats which shows how one little brown bat flies, locates food, seeks shelter, and sleeps. Left-hand pages contain a storyline with more complex text to be read by parents while right-hand pages feature text for children written at a specific early reading level.

"Fly Guy is buzzing over to the zoo today. Come along to learn all about bats!"--Page 4 of cover.

Littlebat loves to listen to the stories being told below the attic where he sleeps, but he has to wait until just the right time to get close enough to hear them better.