Fleming Community Library

Covers bat behavior and biology, North American species, range maps, a glossary, and sources.

10-year-old baseball fan Yankee Irving is always the last one picked for sandlot baseball games. But when Babe Ruth's prized bat is stolen during the 1932 World Series, Yankee steps up to the plate to help retrieve it for his beloved idol. He embarks on a wild cross-country journey that teaches him the stuff of real heroes, and along the way, Yankee learns that importance of perseverance and the true meaning of friendship.

"Bats of the Rocky Mountain West begins with a general discussion of bat biology and evolution as well as regional physiography and zoogeography. In addition, Adams describes - based on the results of extensive research - the behavior and ecology of the 31 species of bats found in Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. Naturalists and biologists alike will benefit from the detailed species descriptions, color photographs...

"This book takes readers on a journey through the night to discover the world of nocturnal animals living in their own backyards. This title focuses on bats, showcasing their behavior, habitat, diet, and the things they get up to when we're asleep!"--

"Young readers will learn all about the bat's amazing body, its habits and activities, and how they can help this important species survive."--

Explores the diverse world of bats while explaining the characteristics and behaviors of varieties ranging from the giant flying fox to the tiny bumblebee bat.

Introduces bats, describing their habitats, physical characteristics, and behavior.--

Introduces the physical characteristics, behaviors, habitat, and feeding habits of bats and discusses various threats to the species.

"The only bat at her new school, Bitsy does not feel like she fits in, but after some encouragement, Bitsy learns that everyone shines differently"--

"In Bat Pups, emergent readers learn what baby bats look like and how they live and grow up in the Outback. Carefully crafted text, high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references support emergent readers. Bat Pups includes tools for caregivers as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents, words to know, an index, and a Let's Review image and question. Bat Pups is part of Jump!'s...