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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherWhitman & Company, Albert
ISBN-100807505625
ISBN-139780807505625
eBay Product ID (ePID)11065329043
Product Key Features
Book TitleBats Beneath the Bridge
Number of Pages32 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicScience & Nature / Zoology, Animals / Mammals, Animals / Nocturnal, Life Sciences / Zoology / General
Publication Year2024
IllustratorCox, Emily, Yes
GenreJuvenile Nonfiction, Science
AuthorJanet Nolan
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight12 Oz
Item Length10.2 in
Item Width8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN2024-021739
Reviews"Her straightforward narrative is set on colorful full-bleed spreads of mixed-media illustrations. The enthusiastic bat watchers pictured are a diverse group, and the bats are engaging..." -- Kirkus, "Her straightforward narrative is set on colorful full-bleed spreads of mixed-media illustrations. The enthusiastic bat watchers pictured are a diverse group, and the bats are engaging..." --Kirkus
Grade FromPreschool
Grade ToThird Grade
SynopsisMore than one million bats nest under the Congress Avenue Bridge in Austin, Texas, and fill the sky every evening from spring to fall. Discover how the people of Austin, Texas, stopped being afraid of the more than one million bats nesting under the Congress Avenue Bridge and, instead, welcomed them. This true story includes a foreword by bat biologist Dr. Merlin Tuttle, who came to Austin to advocate for the colony by educating residents about the ways in which bats are good for the environment, and for humans too. Now, tourists from all over the world come to Austin to watch the Brazilian free-tail bats fill the sky every evening in early spring., More than one million bats nest under the Congress Avenue Bridge in Austin, Texas, and fill the sky every evening from spring to fall.