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    Bats: Fliers of the Night: Educational Version
    Bats: Fliers of the Night: Educational Version
    Bats: Fliers of the Night: Educational Version
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    Bats: Fliers of the Night: Educational Version

    By Caitlind L. Alexander

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    What animal sees with its ears and flies with its hands? Bats do. They also do many other strange things.
    Bats don’t see very well with their eyes. Instead, they “see” with their ears. Use sonar to find their way, and to find things in the dark.
    Find out more about this amazing animal and learn the answers to these questions:
    What is sonar?
    How many clicks will a bat send out each second?
    How many kinds of bats are there?
    How many bugs can a bat eat in one hour?
    How much blood do vampire bats drink each night?

    Learn what a bat looks like, where it lives, what it eats, what eats it, how babies are born, and other fun facts.

    Ages 7 to 10
    All measurements in American and metric.

    Educational Versions have CCSS activities.

    LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLearningIsland.com
    Release dateSep 22, 2013
    ISBN9781301107544
    Bats: Fliers of the Night: Educational Version
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    Caitlind L. Alexander

    Caitlind Alexander is the author of over 60 books for children, including the Jamie and Kendall Broderick Mystery series, the 14 Fun Facts and 101 Fun Facts series, the Wonderful World of Animals Series, and the Miss Jones series.She lives in California where she loves to visit historic places and learn about new things. She also loves to travel and has been all over the world.

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      Bats - Caitlind L. Alexander

      BATS

      FLIERS OF THE NIGHT

      By Caitlind L. Alexander

      A LearningIsland.com

      15 - Minute Book

      Editor: Jennifer Robinson

      Title page picture by USFWS

      Smashwords Edition

      (c) Copyright 2005 Caitlind Alexander. All rights reserved.

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      This e-book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This e-book may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, please purchase your own copy from any of several online e-book stores. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Bats: Fliers of the Night / Caitlind L. Alexander

      Summary: A brief look at the lives of bats.

      1. Bats. Juvenile Literature. 2. Wild Animals Juvenile Literature.

      Words: 1607

      Reading Level: 2.9

      Ages 6 to 10.

      Table of Contents

      Book

      Activities

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      About the Author

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      What is a Bat?

      What animal sees with its ears and flies with its hands? Bats do. They also do many other strange things.

      Bats don’t see very well with their eyes. Instead, they see with their ears. They use sonar to find their way, and to find things in the dark. Sonar stands for Sound Navigation and Ranging. It is a way of using sound to make pictures.

      Bats send out small clicks of sound. This sound bounces off things. The echo

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