"Kids will love learning so many fascinating facts about creepy nocturnal creatures! Want to know how opposums protect themselves from predators? Or what helps vampire bats fly? A "create-your-own night creature" activity is included in the backmatter for even more spooky fun!"--

"For kids who are just beginning to learn to read and want to learn more about animals that come out at night comes Nighttime Animals, a DK Reader designed to improve reading skills while keeping kids engaged and entertained. In Nighttime Animals, we're introduced to the world of nocturnal creatures and can finally answer the question of what animals are doing after the sun goes down"--

When Buzz and Liz visit the zoo, their pets Fly Guy and Fly Girl go looking for food, and find the Creatures of the Night exhibit, where they see animals that would like to eat them.

The Cat in the Hat takes Sally and Nick to visit with nocturnal animals and to explore their special adaptations for living in the dark.--

What comes to mind when you think about bats? Creepy? Spooky? Vampires? Bats get a bad rap. They do not harm people. Many are hardworking pollinators. America is home to 45 species of bat. They are the main pollinators of desert plants like the Saguaro cactus in Arizona. Nectar-eating bats from other countries help plants to produce the fruits we love to eat, such as bananas, peaches, and mangos. Native Pollinators: Bats is a good place to learn about...

Jojo is prepping for an exciting night; it's time for the bat count! Bats have always been a welcome presence during the summers in the family barn. But over the years, the numbers have dwindled as many bats in the area caught white-nose syndrome. Jojo and her family count the bats and send the numbers to scientists who study bats, to see if the bat population can recover. On a summer evening, the family quietly makes their way to the lawn to watch

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Three episodes of the animated science adventure series based on the bestselling books: In the Haunted House; Going Batty; and Spins a Web. Includes a bonus episode: The Magic School Bus Flexes Its Muscles.

A counting book featuring nocturnal sea creatures, from one blue whale calf to ten turtle hatchlings, and back down to one seal pup. Includes facts about each of the twenty featured animals.

Gardens at night are mysterious and busy places. Hatty never knows whom she will meet when she leaves home. In this book, her moonlight encounters give us an insight into life in a garden after dark. It must seem quite a scary place for a little hedgehog as she goes in search of food, but we know she has a coat of quills to protect her. Nevertheless, there can be surprises and dangers on her nightly journey.

When many people are getting ready to go to sleep, most bats are waking up and stretching their wings. This book explores facts and fallacies about the world's only flying mammal. Informative text and fun fact boxes explain how important bats are to the ecosystem and how misunderstood they are at times. Color photographs show that some bats are also very cute. Readers will find out why bats are nothing to be afraid of, unless you happen to be an insect,...