The Case of the Vanishing Little Brown Bats

A Scientific Mystery

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Pub Date Aug 01 2014 | Archive Date Oct 31 2014
Lerner Publishing Group | Millbrook Press ™

Description

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.

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...


Advance Praise

"An excellent work that will enlighten readers about a growing problem in the natural world." —starred, School Library Journal

"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

"An excellent work that will enlighten readers about a growing problem in the natural world." —starred, School Library Journal

"With plentiful details about the scientific work, photographs showing...


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Everything you would want in a book to inspire curiosity, respect for nature, love of learning and the scientific method. Beautifully written and organized, it is a model for writers of nonfiction for children.

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