The Bat: Wings in the Night Sky

 Shirley J.                        Juvenile Non-Fiction                         Bats, Various Species, Habitats, Facts, etc.

The Bat: Wings in the Night by M. Brock Fenton   144 pages

One of the sweetest little creatures alive is the bat.   Some look like cuddly little mammals with big round soft eyes and some are tiny with fangs that bring to mind Dram Stoker and Bela Lugosi.  This book tells you many facts about the various varieties, not all use echolocation to "see" many species of bat have excellent vision.  Some have both senses in which case color/heat signatures come into play to interpret their surroundings.  The habitats of many different species is shown and their diets are discussed, yes, there really are such things as vampire bats.   The photography is phenomenal and shows many species up close.   Some have the signature top hornlike/chevron shape/cone, etc. on the heads.  Some have teeth or fangs some don't.  Some eat fruit, others, frogs or insects and some live on the blood of other mammals.   The anatomy of many species is shown and explained why and how it helps them in their specific environments.   A very good book on the topic of a misunderstood creature.  I recommend this to grade schoolers on up.