The Bat Book (Conservation for Kids)

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In Bat Tessa Laird challenges preconceptions about these amazing animals, combining fascinating facts of bat biology with engaging portrayals of bats in mythology, literature, film, popular culture, poetry and contemporary art. Services may take longer, especially at peak times, eg the run up to Christmas or due to local bank holidays. However, I’ve also read that Nesbø was touring the country with his rock band when he wrote the book, so he may have also been just charmed by the locale. Bat is an unforgettable first novel about two unlikely friends who will remain in the reader's memory long after the last page of the book is turned.

Since graduating in 2015 she has been designing, writing, and illustrating to bring information to little readers. An old fashioned detective story about method and hunches; although Harry seems to have all of the ideas and many are wrong and not thought through but in applying himself he does solve the crime at great personal loss. It is thought-provoking, surprising, and deeply pleasurable to read – both for more introductory readers and for those deeply into animal studies. Join Billy, a young pipistrelle bat, as he is getting ready to fly from his roost for the very first time. In this fully revised and reformatted edition bat expert Phil Richardson takes the reader on a guided tour of the nocturnal world of bats: where they live, how they feed, and how they survive in almost every habitat on the planet.Harry Hole is sent from Norway to assist Australian police with the murder of a blonde Norwegian woman. Nectar-feeding bats pollinate important crops like agave; fruit-eating bats disperse seeds and encourage reforestation; and insect-eating bats keep down mosquito populations and other pests, saving agricultural industries billions of dollars.

Bat is an interesting dissection of the many different sides of bats, from both a biological and a cultural view point. Did you know that the collective noun for bats is a “cloud”, or that in the first scientific classification of mammals, bats were placed close to humans because, like us, they have two nipples?

Terence is just an ordinary boy trying to fill the summer with some kind of adventure while his best friend Tom is at summer camp. CJ Wildlife offer a range of nature books and a sew your own bat kit, alongside a bat key ring, bat boxes and bat detectors.

This new edition is fully updated and greatly expanded throughout, maintaining the depth and scientific rigour of the first edition. The Bat Conservation Trust (known as BCT) is a registered charity in England and Wales (1012361) and in Scotland (SC040116). Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. Understanding and categorising non-bat sounds in surveys offers the potential of knock-on benefits for informing development projects (e.

Bats are also incredibly important to the environment, from gobbling up pests to spreading seeds through the forests. The book also shows how bats are incredibly important to the environment: they gobble up pests, spread seeds through the forests, and pollinate over 500 different species of plants including some of our favourite fruits like mangoes and bananas.

uk will use the information you provide on this form to be in touch with you and to provide updates and marketing. Ranging from the size of a bumblebee to those with a wingspan the length of an adult human, they are the only mammals possessing true flight and are found on all continents except Antarctica. The first chapter caters for the subject overall, including suggestions from the author as to why the subject matter is of value. Find out more about natures secret friends, like:- Where bats live- What bats look like- Why bats are important- Growing a bat-friendly garden- Myths about bats and much, much more!I recommend it not just to those members interested in bats and ultrasonics, but to the growing number of us doing nocmig, or using an Audiomoth or other long-term monitoring device. Andy Hoban of Sunday Express gave a rating [a] of 5/5 and noted "Nesbo’s principal characters are both credible and well-drawn and it is fantastic to see a younger Harry, a more loquacious Harry. As the story becomes more complex, Hole struggles to find the killer and falls deeper into alcoholism. Hole is assisted by Aboriginal colleague Andrew Kensington; together they find out that they are dealing with a serial killer who strangles blonde women. An amazing journey through the upside-down world of bats, with beautiful illustrations and fascinating facts.