Bats

by Lily Wood

[Scholastic Science Readers Level 1]

Relaunch of the Scholastic Science Readers with brand new covers, photographs, and interior designs.

A basic introduction to bats: where they live, what they eat, how they find prey by using echolocation, how they are different from birds, when they hibernate, when they migrate, how they help people, and how people can help them.

Genres: Nonfiction, Animals, Childrens, School, Science

32 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1999

Reviews

[Brandon Meisel · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an informational book. This book is all about facts of bats. It tells about their wings, their bones, their eyes, and their echolocation skills. This book is a great way to introduce non-fiction around Halloween time because the students are super excited for it, and bats fall right in line with that topic. I really enjoyed learning about what different types of food the different types of bats eat!

Grade levels: K-2

[Lynn Davidson · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Level 1 easy reader with very interesting information and photographs of bats.

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

My animal loving Littles had to have this and it turned out to be quite informative.

[?0?0?0 · Rating 2 out of 5]

I have to be honest, I have no clue how to review this book. Obviously I am not a four-year-old and I never will have kids so I could not say how this book would work with a kid but I am sure I would've loved it had I came across it at the targeted reading age, but the truth is that I am interested in bats and typed the word "bats" into my local library and all I could locate was a batch of books intended for kids, so I did what anyone interested in these mammals would do, take every single one out. This is one of (more to come) calls for guidance from anyone who knows about any books on this subject matter that are aimed at adults or college kids or anything, really . . .

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm using this book, and other beginner's books like it, as an incentive for my son. We're trying to finish potty-training him and I figure giving him these books is two-fold. Besides being a surprise incentive, they are also a cool nonfiction book that is easy to read, so when he does start reading (which will hopefully be soon), he can start with this book. We both like bats, so I figured this would be a fun topic. It is a very basic book about bats and tells the reader a little bit about them and features a lot of great huge pictures. Recommended for ages 3-6, 3 stars.

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great beginner's information book. It gives basic facts about bats that are easy for beginning readers. They can learn about echolocation, where bats live, what they eat, and how they help people.

Beginning readers seem to soak up information about just about anything! Put this into a book that is at their reading level and you can't go wrong.

[Ashley Allen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great informational book. I really enjoyed the facts this book gives. It is a great read aloud book to identify the different parts and habitats of bats. The children love responding to a "gross" part of the book.

[Liz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting basic facts. Scholastic Level 1 Reader. Photos. I did not think that bats migrated. (Did I get that from Bruchac's THE GREAT BALL GAME?) Simple explanations that would be easy to share with young students.

[Katie]

AR BL: 2.0
Points 0.5

[Erika Little]

2 copies

[Ashley Perez · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this to my son. The pictures are really cool and it has just enough information to keep it fun, but not overwhelming for young readers

[Kay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nieces book she shared again. Great book for young reader. Very educational. Great illustrations also. Not necessarily a bedtime story.

[Stacia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great for pairing with a fiction story about a bat and discussing Fiction and Non-fiction.

[CFAITC]

Learn about bats in this book full of facts and photographs.