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All About Bats
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24 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 1901
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October 25, 2017
1. Awards received: This book has not received any awards.
2. Appropriate grade level(s): This book is appropriate for preschool to grade 3.
3. Summary: This book focuses on all aspects pertaining to bats. It talks about their different body parts and when/how they use them. It discusses when they come out from hiding and why they have the habits that they have. It brings up their sleeping patterns, such as their hibernation period and when they take it. Amongst these facts about bats, the book talks about how they use hearing and smelling to navigate, when and what they eat, how they help the world, and the interactions the young have with their parents.
4. I think the book goes in depth about bats to explain them as they are both physically and habitually. It does so without including too much information to lose the reader’s attention, but enough that could spur a sudden interest in bats while also broadening the readers knowledge about bats. It also interesting includes photos of bats and their different physical and habitual attributes that help the reader understand better.
5. Uses in the classroom:
-Science unit on different kinds of animals, or, more specifically, different kinds of animals that fly
-The students use a venn diagram to compare and differentiate bats to a similar animal
-The students draw and label their own bats and give a description of what their bats does (would have to be related to the facts in the book).
2. Appropriate grade level(s): This book is appropriate for preschool to grade 3.
3. Summary: This book focuses on all aspects pertaining to bats. It talks about their different body parts and when/how they use them. It discusses when they come out from hiding and why they have the habits that they have. It brings up their sleeping patterns, such as their hibernation period and when they take it. Amongst these facts about bats, the book talks about how they use hearing and smelling to navigate, when and what they eat, how they help the world, and the interactions the young have with their parents.
4. I think the book goes in depth about bats to explain them as they are both physically and habitually. It does so without including too much information to lose the reader’s attention, but enough that could spur a sudden interest in bats while also broadening the readers knowledge about bats. It also interesting includes photos of bats and their different physical and habitual attributes that help the reader understand better.
5. Uses in the classroom:
-Science unit on different kinds of animals, or, more specifically, different kinds of animals that fly
-The students use a venn diagram to compare and differentiate bats to a similar animal
-The students draw and label their own bats and give a description of what their bats does (would have to be related to the facts in the book).
October 18, 2017
“All about Bats” by Jennifer Jacobson; published by Modern Curriculum Press; copyright 1996.
1. Awards the book has received: This book has not received any awards.
2. Appropriate grade level(s): This book is appropriate for children from Kindergarten – 2nd grade.
3. Summary: This book goes into detail about various factual information about bats. It includes how they eat and how they fly using their wings and hands.
4. Review: This book is great for younger children because it breaks down factual information using lifelike pictures and simple vocabulary. This book is part of a series so it may spark the learning interest of young readers. They may want to learn more about topics of interest.
5. Uses in the classroom:
• Students can create a KWL chart before they read about bats.
• The can create another book similar to this and research information on their own.
• Students can create a fictional story about bats that connects to the factional information they just discovered.
1. Awards the book has received: This book has not received any awards.
2. Appropriate grade level(s): This book is appropriate for children from Kindergarten – 2nd grade.
3. Summary: This book goes into detail about various factual information about bats. It includes how they eat and how they fly using their wings and hands.
4. Review: This book is great for younger children because it breaks down factual information using lifelike pictures and simple vocabulary. This book is part of a series so it may spark the learning interest of young readers. They may want to learn more about topics of interest.
5. Uses in the classroom:
• Students can create a KWL chart before they read about bats.
• The can create another book similar to this and research information on their own.
• Students can create a fictional story about bats that connects to the factional information they just discovered.
December 13, 2018
1. No awards.
2. Appropriate Grade Level(s): K-2nd Grade
3. Readers are given the chance to learn all their is to know about bats. This book discusses ways in which bats can help our environment through the use of their physical characteristics. It also goes on to talk about their eating habits and protective strategies which are important to them as well.
4. The use of real life photos of bats is really interesting. It gives you the full effect of a bat itself. The facts are also laid out very simply so it can be easy to understand and children won't have that much information to take in. Its simplicity leads to a more direct understanding.
5. -Compare/Contrast bats to other animals that fly
-Think/Pair/Share important facts about bats
-Build bat caves out of random materials
2. Appropriate Grade Level(s): K-2nd Grade
3. Readers are given the chance to learn all their is to know about bats. This book discusses ways in which bats can help our environment through the use of their physical characteristics. It also goes on to talk about their eating habits and protective strategies which are important to them as well.
4. The use of real life photos of bats is really interesting. It gives you the full effect of a bat itself. The facts are also laid out very simply so it can be easy to understand and children won't have that much information to take in. Its simplicity leads to a more direct understanding.
5. -Compare/Contrast bats to other animals that fly
-Think/Pair/Share important facts about bats
-Build bat caves out of random materials
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October 17, 2017“All About Bats” by Jennifer Jacobson, published by Modern Curriculum Press
1) Awards this book has received: This book has not received any awards.
2) Appropriate Grade Level(s): This book is appropriate for preschool through second grade.
3) Summary: This book gives readers the opportunity to learn many facts about bats. It covers everything from when they are active to what they eat. It even rejects the myth that many have hear about how bats can’t see.
Review: I really like how simple this book is. It gives the facts in a very straight forward way. The photos in the book will really help children to have a deeper understanding of what the book is saying.
4) Uses in the classroom:
-Discuss important facts from the book as a class.
-Have each student choose one fact from the book and look deeper into it.
-Students will write one or two sentences that have to do with the fact that they chose. They will draw a picture to go along with their sentence.
1) Awards this book has received: This book has not received any awards.
2) Appropriate Grade Level(s): This book is appropriate for preschool through second grade.
3) Summary: This book gives readers the opportunity to learn many facts about bats. It covers everything from when they are active to what they eat. It even rejects the myth that many have hear about how bats can’t see.
Review: I really like how simple this book is. It gives the facts in a very straight forward way. The photos in the book will really help children to have a deeper understanding of what the book is saying.
4) Uses in the classroom:
-Discuss important facts from the book as a class.
-Have each student choose one fact from the book and look deeper into it.
-Students will write one or two sentences that have to do with the fact that they chose. They will draw a picture to go along with their sentence.
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October 18, 2017“All About Bats” by Jennifer Jacobson; published by Modern Curriculum Press; United States; copyright 1996
1. Awards the book has received: This book has not received any honors.
2. Appropriate grade level(s): This book is appropriate for Kindergarten through Second grade.
3. Summary: This book is an informational text on bats. The book gives many details about how bats live, eat, sleep and more. The book gives a verb such as “hanging” and then gives more information on it afterwards.
Review: I think this is a cute book for students to read to gain more information on bats. I thought it had enough information in it but at the same time was simple and straight forward enough for students to understand. The images used might engage some students but might freak others out; it all depends on the reader. Overall this is a great informational text to keep in your classroom.
4. Uses in the classroom:
-Students can choose one of the verbs used in the story (i.e. hanging) and write one sentence about it.
-In groups students can complete a KWL chart on bats.
-Students can do a hands-on activity where they make a bat from materials provided by the teacher and they can label it with a verb (if they use eating the bat should be eating).
1. Awards the book has received: This book has not received any honors.
2. Appropriate grade level(s): This book is appropriate for Kindergarten through Second grade.
3. Summary: This book is an informational text on bats. The book gives many details about how bats live, eat, sleep and more. The book gives a verb such as “hanging” and then gives more information on it afterwards.
Review: I think this is a cute book for students to read to gain more information on bats. I thought it had enough information in it but at the same time was simple and straight forward enough for students to understand. The images used might engage some students but might freak others out; it all depends on the reader. Overall this is a great informational text to keep in your classroom.
4. Uses in the classroom:
-Students can choose one of the verbs used in the story (i.e. hanging) and write one sentence about it.
-In groups students can complete a KWL chart on bats.
-Students can do a hands-on activity where they make a bat from materials provided by the teacher and they can label it with a verb (if they use eating the bat should be eating).
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October 22, 2017“All About Bats” by Jennifer Jacobson; published by Modern Curriculum Press; New York; copyright 1996
1.) Awards the book has received: None
2.) Appropriate grade levels: Kindergarten- 1st grade
3.) Summary: This book gives readers all sorts of interesting information about bats. It also shows them detailed images of bats and bat related things. For instance, baby bats are held onto by their mothers until they learn how to fly on their own. Some people also have bat houses in their backyards where bats eat and live.
4.) Review: I thought this was a fantastic informational text about a topic that might interest children. I feel as if children like to learn more different types of animals that they see on rare occasions and bats fall under that category. The photographs in the book were very detailed and clear which I think children will enjoy. Overall, I would definitely purchase this book as an informational text for my classroom library.
5.) Uses in the classroom:
• Have children construct their own bat out of construction paper
• Have children write down the fact about bats they found the most interesting and draw a picture corresponding with that fact
• Use when discussing nighttime with students and animals that are nocturnal
• Have children compare bats with another animal of their choosing in a Venn diagram
1.) Awards the book has received: None
2.) Appropriate grade levels: Kindergarten- 1st grade
3.) Summary: This book gives readers all sorts of interesting information about bats. It also shows them detailed images of bats and bat related things. For instance, baby bats are held onto by their mothers until they learn how to fly on their own. Some people also have bat houses in their backyards where bats eat and live.
4.) Review: I thought this was a fantastic informational text about a topic that might interest children. I feel as if children like to learn more different types of animals that they see on rare occasions and bats fall under that category. The photographs in the book were very detailed and clear which I think children will enjoy. Overall, I would definitely purchase this book as an informational text for my classroom library.
5.) Uses in the classroom:
• Have children construct their own bat out of construction paper
• Have children write down the fact about bats they found the most interesting and draw a picture corresponding with that fact
• Use when discussing nighttime with students and animals that are nocturnal
• Have children compare bats with another animal of their choosing in a Venn diagram
October 23, 2017
“All about Bats” by Jennifer Jacobson; published by Modern Curriculum Press; Tennessee; copyright 1996
1. Awards this book received: This book has not received any awards.
2. Appropriate grade level(s): This book is appropriate for children in first grade to second grade.
3. Summary: All about Bats is designated to informing the audience about bats and their purpose in our world. The book started out by explaining what bats look like and their physical characteristics that allow them to both fly and hang upside down. The book touched on a common myth about bats highlighting that bats can see, but being it is hard to see in the dark, they use their other senses, such as sound and smell, to help navigate at night. The book then explained that bats sleep all day and feed at night, eating frogs, fruit, flowers, and insects. All about Bats described that bats help people because they eat insects and when they fly with fruit, they could drop seeds and begin new fruit trees, which is beneficial for people. However, the book also informs readers that bats can be harmful so it is best to not touch them or get close.
4. Review: Although I usually don’t appreciate straightforward informational books as much as I should, this book was very enjoyable to read by pointing out so many significant aspects of bats that I definitely did not know prior to reading this book. This book can really get the attention of younger kids because of the intricate, real pictures of bats that depicts the information presented in the text throughout the entire book.
5. Uses in the classroom:
- This book can spark students to make their own “All About” book on something in their environment that they find interesting and want to learn more about. This activity will allow students to build their researching and literacy skills.
- This book can be geared towards students with learning disabilities to help them gain confidence in reading, because this book contains a lot of text that is already decoded, which limits the amount of words that need to be processed and provides easier decoding words.
- This book can transition into an activity for students to sort and characterize the different aspects and characteristics of bats they read about in the book using either a chart or diagram.
1. Awards this book received: This book has not received any awards.
2. Appropriate grade level(s): This book is appropriate for children in first grade to second grade.
3. Summary: All about Bats is designated to informing the audience about bats and their purpose in our world. The book started out by explaining what bats look like and their physical characteristics that allow them to both fly and hang upside down. The book touched on a common myth about bats highlighting that bats can see, but being it is hard to see in the dark, they use their other senses, such as sound and smell, to help navigate at night. The book then explained that bats sleep all day and feed at night, eating frogs, fruit, flowers, and insects. All about Bats described that bats help people because they eat insects and when they fly with fruit, they could drop seeds and begin new fruit trees, which is beneficial for people. However, the book also informs readers that bats can be harmful so it is best to not touch them or get close.
4. Review: Although I usually don’t appreciate straightforward informational books as much as I should, this book was very enjoyable to read by pointing out so many significant aspects of bats that I definitely did not know prior to reading this book. This book can really get the attention of younger kids because of the intricate, real pictures of bats that depicts the information presented in the text throughout the entire book.
5. Uses in the classroom:
- This book can spark students to make their own “All About” book on something in their environment that they find interesting and want to learn more about. This activity will allow students to build their researching and literacy skills.
- This book can be geared towards students with learning disabilities to help them gain confidence in reading, because this book contains a lot of text that is already decoded, which limits the amount of words that need to be processed and provides easier decoding words.
- This book can transition into an activity for students to sort and characterize the different aspects and characteristics of bats they read about in the book using either a chart or diagram.
Read
October 24, 2017"All About Bats: by Jennifer Jacobson; published by Modern Curriculum Press; copyright 1996
1. Awards this book has recieved: This book has not recieved any awards.
2. Appropriate grade level(s): This book is approrpiate for grades pre-k through second.
3. Summary: This is an informative book for children about bats. The author gives facts throughout the story about bats. She keeps the story simple and short for younger readers.
Review: I thought this was a good, informative book for students interested in bats or for teachers to use as a lesson. The book is short and keeps readers engaged. The pictures of bats also keep the reader following along.
4. Uses in the classroom:
-Allow children to draw their own pictures for the story
-Have children pick another animal or inanimate object and take pictures to write a story about and create their own book
-Make a template for younger children and allow them to choose their own animal to write a sentence and draw about.
1. Awards this book has recieved: This book has not recieved any awards.
2. Appropriate grade level(s): This book is approrpiate for grades pre-k through second.
3. Summary: This is an informative book for children about bats. The author gives facts throughout the story about bats. She keeps the story simple and short for younger readers.
Review: I thought this was a good, informative book for students interested in bats or for teachers to use as a lesson. The book is short and keeps readers engaged. The pictures of bats also keep the reader following along.
4. Uses in the classroom:
-Allow children to draw their own pictures for the story
-Have children pick another animal or inanimate object and take pictures to write a story about and create their own book
-Make a template for younger children and allow them to choose their own animal to write a sentence and draw about.
Read
October 24, 2017“All About Bats” by Jennifer Jacobson. Published by Silver Burdett Ginn; copyright 1996
1. Awards the book has received: none
2. Appropriate grade level: kindergarten to third grade
3. Summary: This book teaches students about some basic facts about bats. The author has used real pictures that go along with the different facts. This allows students to see features and details of bats up close—more than most students will in their lifetimes.
4. Review: I think this book would be very useful for students that love bats or want to learn more about bats. It teaches a lot of basic facts in a way that is understandable to school-age children. They would also enjoy seeing the real pictures of bats.
5. Uses in the classroom:
-create a little “report” that summarizes what they learned from the book and that they can use to teach others about bats
-read the book together, recall some facts and decorate a bulletin board to display in the hall
1. Awards the book has received: none
2. Appropriate grade level: kindergarten to third grade
3. Summary: This book teaches students about some basic facts about bats. The author has used real pictures that go along with the different facts. This allows students to see features and details of bats up close—more than most students will in their lifetimes.
4. Review: I think this book would be very useful for students that love bats or want to learn more about bats. It teaches a lot of basic facts in a way that is understandable to school-age children. They would also enjoy seeing the real pictures of bats.
5. Uses in the classroom:
-create a little “report” that summarizes what they learned from the book and that they can use to teach others about bats
-read the book together, recall some facts and decorate a bulletin board to display in the hall
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