Ohdanigirl Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Ds has become fascinated with bats. We are headed to the library in the morning, and I can use some book suggestions. I am :bigear: if any of you ladies know of any good books on the subject. Thanks. Danielle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 There should be a lot on the internet now. You might check out national park sites. There's a disease that is killing off bats by the thousands and it is spreading throughout the country. Scientists are not quite sure of all the particulars yet. This is old, but it started in the Northeast a few years ago: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/25/science/25bats.html?_r=1 http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/outposts/2009/02/bats-dropping-l.html http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Death_In_The_Bat_Caves_999.html http://www.nps.gov/maca/whitenose.htm Books: Amazing Bats, Seymour Simon Bat, Caroline Arnold The Bat Scientists, Mary Kay Carson Bats, Gail Gibbons Bats, Hunters of the Night, Elaine Landau Bats: Night Flyers, Betsy Maestro Bats in Question: The Smithsonian Answer Book, Don Wilson Bats, Bugs, and Biodiversity: Adventures in the Amazonian Rainforest, Susan Goodman We still love Stellaluna 'round here, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jen3kids Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Stellaluna by Janell Cannon is a great fiction picture book. An absolute favourite here. Kenneth Opel wrote a series of fiction books about bats - Silverwing, Sunwing, Firewing, and Darkwing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalmia Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Bat Conservation International website http://www.batcon.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohdanigirl Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share Posted February 10, 2011 Wow, I didn't expect to get so much so fast. You ladies are the best. :auto: Off to get pen and paper. Thanks a million. Danielle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZooRho Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 no books but we had bats in our house when we lived in Uganda. our neighbor had 1,000s. They flew out in groups every evening. it was wild. we had one once that ended up on our window curtin outside our sliding door. So we got to watch him sleep and then wake up. BATS WAKE UP SLOW SLOW SLOW, or at least this one did. He started wiggling. Then would stretch a wing out and scratch, then bring it back, then do the same with the other, then yawn, He finally flew away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plansrme Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 we had one once that ended up on our window curtin outside our sliding door. So we got to watch him sleep and then wake up. BATS WAKE UP SLOW SLOW SLOW, or at least this one did. He started wiggling. Then would stretch a wing out and scratch, then bring it back, then do the same with the other, then yawn, He finally flew away We had one for a few days on the screen outside my bedroom window. We named "her" Dangle and were sad when she moved on. The best thing about having her there was watching her wake up, preen and get ready to go out at dusk. But anyway, if you have access to Be the Creature videos by the Kratt Brothers (a series that, sadly, is no longer being made, as far as I can tell), they have an episode on bats that is wonderful. The videos are put out by the National Geographic Channel. Season 1 (I think this is the only season) is available on Netflix and includes the episode on a Mexican bat. Terri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalphs Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Ds has become fascinated with bats. We are headed to the library in the morning, and I can use some book suggestions. I am :bigear: if any of you ladies know of any good books on the subject. Thanks. Danielle The Magic School House Going Batty The Magic School Bus The Truth About Bats The Magic School Bus Fact Finder: Bats Bats Night Fliers by Betsy and Guilio Maestro :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeriJ Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Loving these recommendations. We have been studying bats in our Apologia book and have become fascinated ourselves. I used to hate them. Now I understand them a little better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalphs Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 A few years back we built a bat house. It was a fun project to do. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aludlam Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 We like Zipping, Zapping, Zooming Bats. http://www.amazon.com/Zipping-Zapping-Zooming-Lets-Read-Find-Out/dp/006445133X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1297368154&sr=1-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatmansWife Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 (edited) Bats are definitely interesting creatures. There's lots of good books about bats for kids. You got good suggestions and you'll probably find more at your library. Just wanted to chime in and say that i'm actually married to Bat Man. :001_smile: My dh does bat removal for a living. Once I told someone this over the phone and she sounded so shocked and couldn't believe it. Come to find out she thought I said he did fat removal. :lol: Although, I don't know why that would be any more shocking than bat removal. ETA: We have several of the books already mentioned. Here's another neat one: Misunderstood Bats. Edited February 10, 2011 by ~AprilMay~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annlaura Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Huge bat lovers here! DS4 has requested more bat books for our next library visit too. Kalphs - did your bat house get many bats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbridgeacademy Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 (edited) Schoolexpress.com has a thematic unit on bats. I downloaded it for free, you get six of them(units) when you sign up for newsletter I think(don't quote me it's been awhile). Or you can buy it for $2. It's a cute 15 page unit with some facts, and word activity, a little bit of writing. Age range 6-8 I'd say. ETA: here's the link for 5 free Units http://www.schoolexpress.com/ultmem01.php Edited February 10, 2011 by foxbridgeacademy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeandrea Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Teacher Created Resources has a Bat Thematic Unit available. Lee hs'ing 6 (13 through 2) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 I wasn't sure which ds, but this book is recommended for upper elementary+. (amazon has a look inside feature for it.) http://www.amazon.com/Bat-Scientists-Field/dp/0547199562/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1297376623&sr=1-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohdanigirl Posted February 11, 2011 Author Share Posted February 11, 2011 Wow. Thanks so much everybody. All my dc have been curled up with the pile of books we brought home today. It looks like we will all be learning about bats.;) I also found that there are some bat cams online. I will look through them in the morning and post a list. Thanks again. Ds s so excited. Danielle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lainey Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Glad you found what you were looking for, you got some great book suggestions! We love bats here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalphs Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Huge bat lovers here! DS4 has requested more bat books for our next library visit too. Kalphs - did your bat house get many bats? It depends. There have been times we have had several and there have been times we have had few. You can tell by the amount of droppings under the bat house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aludlam Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 I wasn't sure which ds, but this book is recommended for upper elementary+. (amazon has a look inside feature for it.) http://www.amazon.com/Bat-Scientists-Field/dp/0547199562/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1297376623&sr=1-1 Oh, I like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Oh, I like that. It is part of a series. Scientists in the Field. Lots more to read if you enjoy it. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aludlam Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 It is part of a series. Scientists in the Field. Lots more to read if you enjoy it. :001_smile: Which ones are your favorites? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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