The Bat Book

By Author / Illustrator

Charlotte Milner

Genre

Non Fiction

Age range(s)

Publisher

Dorling Kindersley Ltd

ISBN

9780241410691

Format

Hardback

Published

06-02-2020

Synopsis

Go on an adventure in the shadows with award-winning author and illustrator Charlotte Milner. Discover why these mammals are essential to the world we live in, learn just how much they matter, why they are under threat, and what we can do to help. Bright, bold, and beautiful illustrations accompany fascinating fun facts about these furry flying mammals in this adorable kids' book.

From the way they fly, to how they communicate with each other, how bats hunt, and why they sleep upside-down, each of the world's 1300 types of bat is unique and utterly fascinating. Bats are also incredibly important to the environment, from gobbling up pests to spreading seeds through the forests. They also pollinate over 500 different species of plants throughout the world, including fruits such as mangoes and bananas.

A beautiful educational book with an important message. While learning about these elusive creatures, there are also fun activities for kids so they can learn how to support bats, including growing a bat-friendly garden to help them thrive. It's perfect for school projects about bats, mammals, ecology, or endangered animals. It also cleverly uses the subject to cover broader topics such as plant reproduction, ecosystems, and more. The Bat Book may be small, but it is mighty.

Bats make the world a better place, making this nature book for kids an essential tool in encouraging the protection of bats for generations to come. Following on from The Bee Book and The Sea Book, Charlotte Milner continues to highlight critical ecological issues faced by our planet. The Bat Book is perfect for teaching little animal-lovers all about these clever creatures who do so much for our world.

Reviews

Jenny

An engaging and easy to navigate Non Fiction book that is beautifully illustrated throughout with detailed, eye-catching drawings of bats and their habitats.

The Bat Book has a well-designed layout with bold captions and sub headings . The bat facts are chunked into appealing sections with some words enlarged and in bold, which all adds to its appeal and to being a pleasure to read.

I read this with a group of Y3 and Y4 children in our lunchtime reading club . They particularly liked the 'What do bats look like' section and finding out about Megabats and Microbats (and their funny faces). We discovered a great deal about the role of bats in the ecosystem with this book. It is full of fascinating information about bats habitats, their role in pollination and how to help bats find places to live.

A brilliant book to contain so much detail in such a fun and vividly presented way.

48 pages / Ages 6-9 years / Reviewed by Jenny Caddick, teacher