Note: I'm totally biased about this book, since bats are my most favourite animals in the world...

I really loved the pieced-paper style of the illustration, and I adored how it was all so accurate and detailed, yet perfectly suited for kids.
Especially the page about the bats giving birth, because that's something that usually is omitted.
The illustration of the barn owl on page 30-31 was amazing.
And I learned something I didn't know yet: seeing a bat means good luck to the Chinese. The funny thing about this is, bats have been my personal good-luck charm for years; whenever I see a bat flying by in the evening, the next day is always exraordinary good (receiving a bonus at work, winning a raffle, acing an exam...). ( )

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All Aboard Reading

an informative book discussing the different aspects of a bats life: where they live, when they come out, what they eat
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"Bats - Creatures of the Night" is a great book to use when trying to incorporate non-fiction reading, and it works awesome during halloween when paired with a fiction text such as "the bats have a band". Students could compare and contrast the differences between fiction and non-fiction. ( )