Washoe County Library System

When a group of friends gather to play baseball in the backyard, they go to the attic to get the bats and find they are black, furry, and alive.

A girl describes how she spent a summer observing the bats around and inside her house and what she discovered about their characteristics and behavior.

The ultimate illustrated guide to all known bat species. Bats: An Illustrated Guide to All Species explores bats and their fundamental role in our ecosystems through lavish full-color photographs and lively narrative. From the Giant Golden Crowned Flying Fox, a megabat with a wingspan of more than five feet, to the aptly named Bumblebee Bat, the world's smallest mammal, the number and diversity of bat species have proven to be both rich and underestimated....

Describes the inner and outer workings of bats, discussing their diet, anatomy, and reproduction.

A look at Earth's only flying mammal describes the various kinds of bats and how they live, and demonstrates how bats help the environment by eating mosquitoes and aiding in plant reproduction.

Discusses the habitats, physical characteristics, and behavior of bats and describes some of the different kinds.

Bat wakes up, flies into the night, uses the echoes of her voice to navigate, hunts for her supper, and returns to her roost to feed her baby.

Take an amazing journey through the upside-down world of bats with Charlotte Milner's The Bat Book. Bright, bold, and beautiful illustrations accompany fascinating facts about these furry flying mammals and their importance to the world we live in. From the way they fly, to how they communicate with each other, how they hunt, and why they sleep upside-down, each of the world's 1,300 types of bat is unique and utterly fascinating. Bats are also incredibly...

Describes different kinds of bats, their physical characteristics, habits and behavior, and efforts to protect them.