Although some of the children are apprehensive during a class trip to the Bat Cave nature center, they come to appreciate the bats and what they do.

Ms. Frizzle and her class explore the work of bats.

When Katie sees toy bats hanging from the ceiling of class 4A, she thinks they?re Halloween decorations until Mr. G shows up and explains the class is going to study nocturnal animals. A visit to the zoo starts out way cool but quickly goes downhill: Suzanne and Becky won?t stop fighting and then Katie finds herself hanging upside down inside the Bat Cave. Katie has really gone batty this time!

A young child learns a lot about nature when reading up on bats because the book opens many doors to the natural world. Bats are interesting creatures with many evolutionary traits not found in other animals. Also, many kids are familiar with bats through horror films and Halloween decorations. They have little insight into the true wonder of the flying mammal. Upon reading a book about bats, a child might be more inclined to separate pop culture from science when learning.

A young child learns a lot about nature when reading up on bats because the book opens many doors to the natural world. Bats are interesting creatures with many evolutionary traits not found in other animals. Also, many kids are familiar with bats through horror films and Halloween decorations. They have little insight into the true wonder of the flying mammal. Upon reading a book about bats, a child might be more inclined to separate pop culture from science when learning.

This bat has gone batty as he flaps through the air, but he's a little too goofy to cause much of a scare. With clever die-cut shapes and charming rhyming text, this addition to the "Halloween Glow Books" series has a fun new feature--glow-in-the dark eyes that peek out from the first page through the cover. Full color.