Amazing Bats

Title: Amazing Bats
Author: Seymour Simon
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Copyright: 2005 by Seymour Simon
Ages: 4-8
Pages: 40
Genre: Non-fiction

Summary:
Bats are the only mammals on the planet that can fly. There are about 1000 different kinds of bats all over the world. Some bats live in caves and come out at night to eat. Most bats eat insects (not humans), but some others eat fruit or nectar from flowers. And then completely opposite are the bats that eat fish or frogs. A bat can learn a lot by listening to its prey, like how big it is and what it is. There are also vampire bats, which bite their victim and then drink its blood.
During the winter, some bats travel to warmer places like Texas or New Mexico. Other bats live in cold places like caves and hibernate. They can sleep for up to six months!
There are two groups of bats. Megabats and Microbats the first is a large bat the eats fruit and the latter is smaller and eats insects. But the largest bat is the flying fox. It weighs more than 2 lbs and has a wingspan of over 6 feet. And one of the smallest is the pipistrelle. It weighs less than two pennies.
Bats are helpful creatures. They eat insects so that we’re not bothered by them.

Recommendation:
I would recommend this to animal lovers and probably a first grade classroom.

Potential Problems:
I do not see any problems with this book.

My Reaction:
I love bats! I think they’re so cute! So naturally I love this book. However I thought vampire bats were a joke, I guess not!