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When Gregor falls through a grate in the laundry room of his apartment building, he hurtles into the dark Underland, where spiders, rats, cockroaches coexist uneasily with humans. This world is on the brink of war, and Gregor's arrival is no accident. A prophecy foretells that Gregor has a role to play in the Underland's uncertain future. Gregor wants no part of it -- until he realizes it's the only way to solve... (more)

Stellaluna

by Janell Cannon

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 of the story provide factual information about bats. “Delightful and informative but never didactic; a splendid... (more)

Silverwing (Aladdin Fantasy)

by Kenneth Oppel

Shade is a young Silverwing bat, the runt of his colony. But he's determined to prove himself on the long, dangerous winter migration to Hibernaculum, millions of wingbeats to the south. During a fierce storm, he loses the others and soon faces the most incredible journey of his young life. Desperately searching for a way to rejoin his flock, Shade meets a remarkable cast of characters: Marina, a Brightwing bat... (more)

Darkwing

by Kenneth Oppel

As the sun sets on the time of the dinosaurs, a new world is left in its wake. . . . Dusk He alone can fly and see in the dark, in a colony where being different means being shunned—or worse. As the leaders son, he is protected, but does his future lie among his kin? Carnassial He has the true instincts of a predator, and he is determined that his kind will not only survive, but will dominate the world... (more)

Sunwing (Aladdin Fantasy)

by Kenneth Oppel

Shade, a young Silverwing bat in search of his father, discovers a mysterious Human building containing a vast forest. Could his father be there? Home to thousands of bats, the indoor forest is warm as a summer night, teeming with insect food, and free from the tyranny of the deadly owls. But Shade and his friend Marina aren't so sure this is paradise. Shade has seen Humans enter the forest and take away hundreds... (more)

Bats at the Library

by Brian Lies

Houghton Mifflin Company Another inky evening’s here— The air is cool and calm and clear. Can it be true? Oh, can it be? Yes!—Bat Night at the library! Join the free-for-all fun at the public library with these book-loving bats! Shape shadows on walls, frolic in the water fountain, and roam the book-filled halls until it’s time for everyone, young and old, to settle down into the enchantment of story time. Brian... (more)

Firewing (Aladdin Fantasy)

by Kenneth Oppel

Griffin longs to meet his legendary father, Shade - but how can he ever live up to Shade's legendary reputation? When a prank goes horribly wrong, Griffin is so ashamed, he banishes himself, and ends up in the terrifying world of the dead. Shade knows something bad has happened to Griffin and sets out to find him. Father and son soon find themselves on a collision course - with one another, and with Shade's... (more)

The Underland Chronicles: Book 4

Gregor and the Marks of Secret

by Suzanne Collins

It's only a few months since Gregor and Boots returned from the Underland, leaving their mother behind to heal from the plague. Though Gregor's family receives frequent updates on her condition, they all know Gregor must return to fulfill his role as the warrior who is key to the Underlanders' survival. Accompanied by his now-talkative little sister Boots, still considered the honorary "princess," Gregor joins... (more)

The Magic School Bus Going Batty: A Book About Bats (Magic School Bus)

The Magic School Bus Going Batty: A Book About Bats (Magic School Bus)

by Joanna Cole

Driven batty by their lessons on nocturnal animals, the students in Ms. Frizzle's class participate in a nighttime adventure that is complicated by the bus's new wings and a rumor that Ms. Frizzle is a vampire.

Bats at the Beach

by Brian Lies

Quick, call out! Tell all you can reach: the night is just perfect for bats at the beach! So pack your buckets, banjos, and blankets—don’t forget the moon-tan lotion—and wing with this bunch of fuzzy bats to where foamy sea and soft sand meet. Brian Lies’s enchanting art and cheery beachside verse will inspire bedtime imaginations again and again. Come visit a bedazzling world of moonlight, firelight, and . . .... (more)

Silverwing

by Kenneth Oppel

America's Neighborhood Bats: Understanding and Learning to Live in Harmony with Them (Second Revised Edition)

America's Neighborhood Bats: Understanding and Learning to Live in Harmony with Them (Second Revised Edition)

by Merlin D. Tuttle

From reviews of previous editions: "An excellent primer about these fascinating animals. Highly recommended." — Wildlife Book Review "Something very good in a small package: a natural history and practical ecology of the flying mammals that, next to wolves, must be the most unjustly persecuted creatures on earth.... The color photos and line drawings that profusely illustrate are top quality." — ALA Booklist... (more)

Circle Trilogy: Book 1

Black

by Ted Dekker

Enter an adrenaline-laced epic where dreams and reality collide. Fleeing his assailants through deserted alleyways, Thomas Hunter narrowly escapes to the roof of a building. Then a silent bullet from the night clips his head...and his world goes black. From the blackness comes an amazing reality of another world-a world where evil is contained. A world where Thomas Hunter is in love with a beautiful woman.... (more)

Zipping, Zapping, Zooming Bats (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2)

Zipping, Zapping, Zooming Bats (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2)

by Ann Earle

Bats fly into the spotlight in this exploration of such basics as where the live, how mothers raise their pups, and how they hunt for food. Included as well is a simple plan for a building a backyard bat house. 1995 "Pick of the Lists" (ABA) Best Children's Science Books 1995 (Science Books and Films)

Bats Around the Clock

by Kathi Appelt

It's fun to tell time as you dance around the clock! Put on your dancing shoes and get ready to boogie! It's American Batstand - a twelve-hour rock and roll extravaganza with Click Dark as your host. Decked in go-go boots and bobby sox, the buoyant bats bebop their way around the clock. And there's a special guest appearance at the end! With their swinging text and groovy illustrations, the creators of Bat... (more)

Bats

by Gail Gibbons

Their amazing abilities and how they fit into the natural world.

Dark Banquet: Blood and the Curious Lives of Blood-Feeding Creatures

Dark Banquet: Blood and the Curious Lives of Blood-Feeding Creatures

by Bill Schutt

For centuries, blood feeders have inhabited our nightmares and horror stories, as well as the shadowy realms of scientific knowledge. In Dark Banquet, zoologist Bill Schutt takes readers on an entertaining voyage into the world of some of nature’s strangest creatures—the sanguivores. Using a sharp eye and mordant wit, Schutt makes a remarkably persuasive case that vampire bats, leeches, ticks, bed bugs, and other... (more)

Big Brown Bat

by Rick Chrustowski

Whoosh! Big brown bats rush off on their nightly hunt, but one stays behind to have a baby. As summer turns to fall, the baby bat grows bigger. He learns to fly, then to hunt. Soon he has fattened himself up for the long winter ahead, when he’ll hibernate until the spring sun returns once more.

Bats: Creatures of the Night (All Aboard Reading: Level 2)

Bats: Creatures of the Night (All Aboard Reading: Level 2)

by Joyce Milton

Did you know that bats are not blind? That the smallest bat is the size of a bee? Kids will learn all this and more in this exciting book about one of nature's most misunderstood creatures.

Owls, Bats, Wolves and Other Nocturnal Animals (World Discovery Science Readers)

Owls, Bats, Wolves and Other Nocturnal Animals (World Discovery Science Readers)

by Kris Hirschmann

Thousands of animals start their day when the sun sets. Why are some animals nocturnal instead of diurnal? How do nocturnal animals see at night? Where do night creatures go during the daytime? Learn the answers to these questions and more in this book full of facts and photographs. Discover the night life of the lynx, owl, racoon, bat, tarantula, and other amazing nocturnal creatures.

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by Suzanne Collins

by Janell Cannon

by Kenneth Oppel

by Kenneth Oppel

by Kenneth Oppel

by Brian Lies

by Kenneth Oppel

by Suzanne Collins

by Joanna Cole

by Brian Lies

by Kenneth Oppel

by Merlin D. Tuttle

by Ted Dekker

by Ann Earle

by Kathi Appelt

by Gail Gibbons

by Bill Schutt

by Rick Chrustowski

by Joyce Milton

by Kris Hirschmann