As Richardson entertainingly reveals, bats can see amazingly well in the dark, under no circumstances will they fly into a person's hair, and only three tropical species drink blood. In this informative book, he intersperses many colorful firsthand accounts of studying bats in the field and explains how to build bat-friendly environments.

Simple text and illustrations depict the lives of bats in their natural setting describing how they feed, defend themselves, and breed.

Ms. Frizzle's class goes all over the U.S. to learn about bats and they learn some amazing things.

Introduces bats by exploring several of the different species, their physical characteristics, behaviors, and habitats.

Provides detailed information on the physical characteristics and behavior of bats.

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.

Preschoolers will find the answers to questions about bats in this easy-to-read book about these high-flying, misunderstood creatures.

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.