At the end of a warm, dark night in the rainforest, dawn starts to break. Soon, animals will rise to greet the day. But not everyone is waking up. Some animals haven’t even been to bed yet! Small brown bats have been busy all night, swooping and looping through the starry skies. Now it is time for them to settle in among the trees. But one baby bat wants to stay up and play. How will her mother convince her it’s time to close her eyes and go to sleep?
Lyrical text and soft, soothing illustrations show little readers that from bath time to lullabies, getting ready for bed looks very similar for bat babies and human babies alike.
Fascinating scientific facts and photos from the Smithsonian Bat Lab showcase the amazing lives of bats and reveal how they are not so different from humans in their family behavior. 2024 hb, 10 x 10 inches. 32 pages. Grade 1 reading level.
Baby Bat loves his cave home and never wants to leave it. While practicing flapping his wings one night, he falls, and Pluribus Packrat rescues him. They then explore the deepest, darkest corners of the cave where they meet amazing animals--animals that don't need eyes to see or colors to hide from enemies. Baby Bat learns how important bats are to the cave habitat and how other cave-living critters rely on them for their food. Will Baby Bat finally venture out of the cave to help the other animals? Written by Janet Halfmann Illustrated by Shennen Bersani 32 pg, 10 x 8.5, ages 4-9
Crawl into the deepest corners of caves across the world and learn about the wonderfully weird creatures that live their lives in the dark!
Did you know that some creatures that live in the dark have adapted to have no eyes? Or that some dark dwellers have extra long antennae so they can feel their way around their homes? Have you ever seen a troglobite? There many different types of troglobites including the fearless waterfall-climbing cave fish, the mutant Mexican tetra, and the mystifying olm.
Author and illustrator Lindsey Leigh introduces young readers to some of the weirdest and creepiest critters that thrive in the darkest corners of our planet in her uniquely funny and graphic style. This fact-filled book reveals the different ways that creatures of the dark have adapted to thrive in their environments, including slow movement and loss of pigment in their bodies to blend in with their surroundings. Readers will get to know aquatic cave leeches, tailless whip scorpions, cave beetles, the devil's hole pupfish, worms, salamanders, and all kinds of bats.
Discover the Hidden World Inside a Cave is an educational seek-and-find picture book for children ages 6 and up, inviting readers on a thrilling journey deep underground. With each page turn, kids descend further into the mysterious and shadowy world of caves, learning fascinating facts about geology, wildlife, and underground ecosystems along the way.From animals that shelter near the entrance, like black bears, raccoons, and badgers to those that dwell in total darkness, such as bats, spiders, crickets, and cockroaches, young explorers will discover how creatures adapt to life below the surface. They’ll also learn how caves form and the differences between stalagmites, stalactites, and flowstone.Designed with thick, peek-inside board pages and whimsical, hand-painted illustrations, the book brings the magic of cave exploration to life. A special final spread highlights some of the world’s most famous caves, including Mammoth Cave, Carlsbad Caverns, Wind Cave, and New Zealand’s glowing worm-lit caverns. With hidden surprises and educational content woven throughout, Discover the Hidden World Inside a Cave sparks curiosity, encourages adventure, and helps children explore the wonders of our natural world from the safety of their reading nook.
Little brown bats do us a big favor. They eat huge numbers of insects! That helps limit the spread of diseases and the damage that insects do to farm crops. But in recent years, large populations of little brown bats have been dying off each winter. Is a virus killing them? Could climate change or pesticides be the cause? Or is it something else? Follow a team of dedicated scientists working to save the little brown bats in this real-life science mystery. By Sandra Markle. Reading level grade 5, but very advanced. 2025 sb.
Cavers explore some of the deepest areas of the Earth, visiting caves to map them and to explore.
But conditions in caves can change quickly. Flash floods and rock falls can trap cavers deep underground. Rescue operations often bring together experts from around the world. Learn how real people have survived being trapped in a cave and made it out alive, from a stranded youth soccer team to trapped miners.
Meet the Secret Explorers - a band of brainiac kids from all around the world, here to take young readers on a series of fact-filled fictional adventures! Each with their own specialty, from outer space to dinosaurs, these young globetrotters will teach kids aged 7-9 that learning can be fun, encouraging them to become experts in something they love.
In this story, Leah the biology explorer and Cheng the geology expert are sent on a daring mission to a network of caves in India. However, when they get there they realize there's more to this mission than meets the eye. The gripping narrative is filled with scientific facts as the explorers navigate the subterranean world and come across the animals that live there.
This epic adventure is packed with:
- Fun facts and beautiful subterranean illustrations for kids aged 7-9. - Informative diagrams to make science and nature seem simple. - A summary of all the scientific discoveries made throughout the story. - Quizzes, mission notes, and a glossary of definitions making it the perfect classroom read.
Paperback. Carsten Peter's adventures in volcanoes, caves, canyons, deserts, and beyond. The earth explodes in shoots of hot magma, glaciers crash into the ocean, grotesque creatures lurk in deep caves... follow noted National Geographic explorer and photographer Carsten Peter as he shows us that our precious planet Earth is one wild and extreme place!
Tornadoes, ice caves, glaciers, lightning--no territory or phenomenon is too scary for daring explorer Carsten Peter, who is right at home exploring the most outrageous places and raucous natural occurrences around the globe. Kids can follow along as he heads into extreme places and reveals the science and background behind these seemingly unexplainable natural places and phenomenon. Underlying each of his adventures is a dose of hard science, intriguing history, provocative images, tips, gear and gadget advice, and more to help kids learn about the Earth how they can help preserve the planet.
