A Place for Bats

PreS-Gr 3—This book introduces 12 varieties of bats and their habitats around Canada, the United States, and Mexico, and brings to life their challenges to survive. It opens with the famous Mexican free-tailed bats taking flight from under the Congress Bridge in Austin, TX. Stewart's text serves to educate children not to fear bats, but to understand and appreciate the important things they do. It also provides primary-grade fact hounds with sidebar information about bats with specific problems and the efforts of scientists, communities, and agencies, such as Bat Conservation International, to save them. A page of facts and a well-selected bibliography of books, articles, and websites are appended. Bond's luminous acrylic illustrations add interest and informative detail. A memorable springboard to action.—Nancy Call, formerly at Santa Cruz Public Libraries, Aptos, CA