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The Amazing Adventures of Sam the Bat Paperback – October 22, 2010

by Allyson Beatrice (Author)
5.0 5.0 out of 5 stars 11 ratings
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What is THE most requested bedtime story by forty three million, eight hundred and ninety thousand, two hundred and twelve baby bats around the world?

That would be The Amazing Adventures of Sam the Bat!

Young Sam, safe with his mother in the free-tail bat colony in the Southern California desert, learns all the stories of his tribe. The most famous is the tale of the lost colony, who flew east to escape a drought and never returned. The story says the lost ones found a new home, under a bridge over a river, but no one knows for certain.

One fateful day, Sam loses his own colony and home, and thus begins an incredible adventure: wee Sam, the baby bat, goes from the desert to the rainforests of South America, to a five-star hotel in London, to the towers of Notre Dame in Paris, to the other side of the world--only to find that sometimes, home is in the first place you should have looked, and sometimes, the stories are true.


"SAM THE BAT is a delightful book that manages at once to teach children about a fascinating and greatly misunderstood species, while holding them under the spell of a touching - and often very funny - story with an appealing hero.  I'm sorry I didn't get to read it to my own children." - Peter S. Beagle, author of The Last Unicorn and Mirror Kingdoms

"SAM's story is a great introduction to the lives of bats around the world, and is a thrilling read. It's a great challenge to imagine life through the eyes of a bat (I've tried), and Allyson Beatrice does so beautifully. Through SAM, Beatrice explores the kindness of strangers, the importance of friends, and the value of family. I would recommend this book to any young person curious about the world and the animals living in it."  - Daniel K. Riskin, Assistant Professor of Biology at the City University of New York, and from Animal Planet's Monsters Inside Me and Discovery Channel's Curiosity.
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  1. Reading age
    9 - 12 years
  2. Print length
    174 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    4 - 6
  5. Dimensions
    6 x 0.4 x 9 inches
  6. Publisher
    Conservatory Press
  7. Publication date
    October 22, 2010
  8. ISBN-10
    0984436219
  9. ISBN-13
    978-0984436217
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Conservatory Press; First Edition (October 22, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 174 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0984436219
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0984436217
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 9 - 12 years
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 4 - 6
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.3 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.4 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    5.0 5.0 out of 5 stars 11 ratings

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5 out of 5 stars
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Moonpie
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Story-telling
Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2016
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Full disclosure. The author is a friend of mine. I can still give an honest review because I loved it! (She is not the only author with whom I am friends, and if I don't enjoy a friend's book, I don't review it.)
My eight year old daughter and I read this book together and she cried at the end because it was over. Sam's adventures are fast-paced and move along in an ordered way. Sam is very likable and relatable for kids. There is humor sprinkled throughout the book, and my daughter and I often laughed out loud. Some sensitive children may be bothered by the hardships and losses Sam faces, but the happy ending feels satisfying. Excellent story-telling with wonderful characters. I recommend this book.
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Elizabeth Stewart
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely delightful!
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2011
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I can recommend this book for young people and not-so-young people as well, and anyone who thinks bats are, well, amazing. Sam the Bat sets out on the adventure of his life without really meaning to (as we often do), and travels the world in search of home, which he finally finds, with a little help from his friends, in the last (and first) place he looked for it. I read the book in one sitting; I couldn't stop reading! It's a delightful and enthralling story, and I learned an awful lot about bats! (They're really cool.)
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Rapunzliam
5.0 out of 5 stars Great story you and your family will love it!
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2019
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Allyson is a great story teller And her story about Sam and her attention to detail is so well researched. You and your family will love Sam!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Dan the Bat
Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2019
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I brought this book for a great nephew. It is a nice little story.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2016
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Such a fun story!
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Patricia J J
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2015
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What a great book, one that I could not put down.
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L. Holt
5.0 out of 5 stars Sam the Bat was completely engaging and delightful. After ...
Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2016
Sam the Bat was completely engaging and delightful. After reading it and enjoying it so much myself I knew I had no choice but to get extra copies for my nieces and nephews.
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Rebecca L. Boston
5.0 out of 5 stars We're both learning a lot
Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2010
I am reading this to my son and we are really enjoying it. It is well written and the characters are interesting and relatable. We are both learning so much about bats and various bat habitats.

I would recommend this to any parent or child who is interested in bats or a lovely story of friends and family and growing up.

I'd really love to see a fully illustrated version.
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