Starred Review The Case of the Vanishing Little Brown Bats

A Scientific Mystery

From the Series Sandra Markle's Science Discoveries

  • Interest Level: Grade 4 - Grade 6
  • Reading Level: Grade 5

Little brown bats do us a big favor. They eat huge numbers of insects! That helps limit the spread of diseases and the damage that insects do to farm crops. But in recent years, large populations of little brown bats have been dying off each winter. Is a virus killing them? Could climate change or pesticides be the cause? Or is it something else? Follow a team of dedicated scientists working to save the little brown bats in this real-life science mystery.

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Interest Level Grade 4 - Grade 6
Reading Level Grade 5
Genre Science
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Narrative Nonfiction, Animals, STEM, STEM: Life Science/Animals
Copyright 2015
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Millbrook Press ™
Language English
Number of Pages 48
Publication Date 2014-08-01
Reading Counts! Level 9.2
Text Type Narrative Nonfiction
BISACS JNF003000, JNF003220, JNF037020
Dewey 599.4'72
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 9.75 x 9.75
Lexile 1030
ATOS Reading Level 6.3
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 166373
Accelerated Reader® Points 1.0
Features Author/Illustrator note, Awards, Bibliography/further reading, Charts/Graphs/Diagrams, Glossary, Index, Reviewed, Starred Reviews, Table of contents, Teaching Guides, and eSource

Awards

  • Cybils Finalist, Nominated, 2015
  • Notable Award Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year, Winner, 2015
  • Notable Award ALA Notable Children's Books, Winner, 2014

Reviews

Starred Review Library Media Connection

“Students who are fascinated by bats will definitely be drawn to this high-interest book….[A] must-have for any school library…brimming with useful information that science teachers will be able to utilize…..Highly Recommended.”―starred, Library Media Connection

Booklist

“An informative book on a timely topic.” —Booklist

Kirkus Reviews

“With plentiful details about the scientific work, photographs showing scientists and their tiny subjects, clear explanations, and an organization that is both topical and chronological, this title brings science to life.” —Kirkus Reviews

Starred Review School Library Journal

“The text is written in a clear tone, providing information on the plight of the bats in an accessible style…. An excellent work that will enlighten readers about a growing problem in the natural world.” —starred, School Library Journal