Bats: The Amazing Upside-Downers (First Book) [Library Binding]

Phyllis J. Perry (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1998 | Series: First Book

Discusses the evolution, physiology, conservation, habits, and habitats of the only mammals that fly.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Gr. 3^-6. This volume, from the First Book series, introduces the physical characteristics and habits of bats. Readers will learn how different varieties fly, use echolocation, hibernate, migrate, give birth, raise their young, and find food. The book ends with a discussion of why some species have become extinct through ignorance, malice, and loss of habitat and how others may yet be saved. Illustrating the text are many full-color photographs, including some excellent stop-motion shots of bats in flight. A glossary, bibliography, and the addresses of a bat conservation organization and several Internet sites are appended. Well-organized and clearly written, this offers plenty of intriguing information as well as useful facts for school reports. Carolyn Phelan

Product Details

• Library Binding: 63 pages
• Publisher: Franklin Watts (March 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0531203425
• ISBN-13: 978-0531203422
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,080,031 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Phyllis Perry grew up in the foothills
of northern California and attended the
University of California at Berkeley.
She writes poetry, fiction, and nonfiction
for both adults and young readers.
After having taught school for a number
of years,she wrote a series of mysteries
to help students increase their library
skills while having fun reading about
Fribble Mouse and his adventures.For
students in priarmy grades she wrote:
Mr. Crumb's Secret, The Secret of the Silver
Key, The Secrets of the Rock, and The
Secrets of the Sea Chest. For students in
grades 3-5,she wrote The Case of the Hidden
Masterpiece and The Case of the Three-Legged
Buffalo. These mysteries for slighly older
elementary grade students also teach library
skills in research.For teachers of secondary
students, she wrote Teaching the Fantasy
Novel.
After moving to Colorado, Phjyllis and her
husband often visited Rocky Mountain National
Park. This led to her writing It Happened
in Rocky Mountain National Park and Albums
of American: Rocky Mountain National Park for
which she searched park archives for historic
photos to include in the book.
Her newesst book, March 2010, is Pandas'
Earthquake Escape, a fiction picture book
based on an actual quake in Wolong Province
in China. It is illustrated by Susan
Detwiler.
In 2011, two new books were released. Globe
Pequot Published SPEAKING ILL OF THE DEAD:
JERKS IN COLORDADO HISTORY, and Red Chair
Press pubished STICKS AND STONES: 39 FUN AND
SIMPLE GAMES FROM AROUND THE WORLD.