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32 pp.
| Charlesbridge |
July, 2006 |
TradeISBN 1-57091-656-X$15.95
(2)
K-3
Illustrated by
Alan Marks.
With an engaging voice and with facts cleanly woven into the narrative, Markle describes the first few weeks in the life of a baby Mexican free-tailed bat. Near the end, mother meets up with a deadly barn owl, but neither Marks nor Markle anthropomorphize, and Marks renders the bats with accuracy. Hope for the orphaned bat is offered through a new motherly connection.
Reviewer: Caitlin J. Berry
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2006