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Description edit
Knocked from her mother’s safe embrace by an attacking owl, Stellaluna lands headfirst in a bird’s nest. This adorable baby fruit bat’s world is literally turned upside down when she is adopted by the occupants of the nest and adapts to their peculiar bird habits. Two pages of notes at the end... read more
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Summary edit
After being separated from her mother during an owl attack, Stellaluna is adopted into a family of birds. She trys her best to fit in and adapt to her new lifestyle. However, she is then reunited with her mother after meeting a group of bats. The happiest ending possible: She is reunited with... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters edit
- Stellaluna: Is a white fruit bat who loses her mother and gets adopted by birds, but there is a happy ending because she gets reunited with her mother and stays friends with the birds.
- Mother Bat: Mother of Stellaluna, gets attacked by an owl.
- Flap: One of three baby birds
- Flitter: One of three baby birds
- Pip: One of three baby birds
- Mama: The mother bird
Quotes edit
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“Hey!: a loud voice said. "Why are you hanging upside down?”
First Sentence edit
In a warm and sultry forest far, far away, there once lived a motherfruit bat and her new baby.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Read-Aloud Favorites. (community list)
This book is in Reading Rainbow Books. (authoritative list)
This is book 340 of 986 in 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Friends from the Other Side, and followed by Horrid Henry.
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Harcourt, Inc.
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1993
ISBN: 0152802177
Page Count: 48
Publisher: Harcourt, Inc.
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1993
ISBN: 0152802177
Page Count: 48
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PZ10.3.C1685ST 1993
- Dewey: Add the Dewey Classification.
Subjects edit
- Books › Children's Books › Popular Characters › Book Characters › Stellaluna
- Books › Children's Books › Animals › Birds › Fiction
- Books › Children's Books › Ages 4-8 › Picture Books
- Books › Children's Books › Literature › Action & Adventure
- Books › Children's Books › Baby-3
- Books › Children's Books › Issues
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Wise Owl Factory Book a Day blog entry for STELLALUNA: The Wise Owl Factory Book a Day blog entry for STELLALUNA has some information about the book for parents and teachers. FREE PDF work pages and answer key: compare child, bat, and bird physical abilities such as hop, jump, land on feet, fly, and so on. Cute clip art.
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