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Description
This book takes a closer look at creatures of the night and discovers that they can even be useful to humans.
Quick Summary
If you've got a kid who's curious about animals or thinks bats are just spooky Halloween stuff, this one's for them. Wendy Blaxland flips the script on nighttime creatures and shows how bats actually help humans out in surprising ways, which is a great way to get kids thinking differently about animals they might usually fear or overlook. The title alone Bats Have Hands makes you want to pick it up, and the book delivers on that quirky promise with facts that are weird enough to stick in your brain long after you close the cover. At just over 3,000 words, it's a quick read that won't intimidate even the most reluctant reader, but it doesn't dumb things down either, so kids who love learning random cool facts will find plenty to enjoy. Perfect for middle graders who are into animals, science, or just anything that makes them say "wait, really?" at least once per chapter.