National Geographic Readers: Bats Read Free Books and Download eBooks
They live in spooky caves, in forests, even in the dark reaches of ordinary attics and bridges. They flock by the hundreds, and they sleep while hanging upside down! In this beautifully photographed Level 2 Reader, kids learn about one of the most interesting creatures around—and discover the bat’s unique place in the wild and in the world. The high-interest topic, expertly written text, and bonus learning activity lay the groundwork for a successful and rewarding reading experience.National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources.Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.
Lexile Measure: 690L (What's this?)
Series: Readers
Paperback: 32 pages
Publisher: National Geographic Children's Books (September 14, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1426307101
ISBN-13: 978-1426307102
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.1 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #7,037 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #7 in Books > Children's Books > Education & Reference > Science Studies > Zoology #23 in Books > Children's Books > Animals > Mammals #149 in Books > Children's Books > Science, Nature & How It Works
Age Range: 5 - 8 years
Grade Level: Kindergarten - 3
I am a bat researcher and was looking for books that would help my kids become interested and understand more about bats. This book has accurate information, addresses several myths, and is wonderfully illustrated. I would recommend this book for anyone.
My 6 year old is in to every kind of animal, but bats are always cool. We both learned a lot reading this book and while bats are still cool, it was good for him to learn that not all bats want to suck blood. :)
I have been disappointed at how poorly many picture books have been formatted for the Kindle HD. The whole reason I bought the HD over the cheaper, black and white kindle was for picture books, and unfortunately, it's impossible to know how the books will look before you purchase. This review is intended for those who wish to know about the quality of the formatting in advance.The National Geographic Kids series is by far the best series of nonfiction books for kids that I have seen on the Kindle. The pictures are beautiful, and kids love reading the books. I gave Bats 4 stars for that reason, but there are some serious shortcomings to this book and the series as a whole. National Geographic is not using the new technology to its full potential.Pros:The pictures are beautiful.On most pages, the words are large enough to read on their own (without double tapping).The pictures are beautiful.Kids just love these books.Cons:The dictionary and translation features are disabled. This is a huge omission for a nonfiction book with some difficult vocabulary words.The book can only be viewed horizontally.There is no professional narration. Kids love books like this, but there are so many difficult words that young kids really need an adult to read it to them. Otherwise, they're just looking at pictures. I would be so excited if National Geographic Kids would make Immersion Reading available for this series. That would enable ALL children to read their books.
These books are awesome!!!!! My son loves fact books and we have about seven of these. They are easy to read and fun. In each book they have cute jokes to go with the information.
This book was both informative and interesting to my 7 year old grandson. Whenever he sees anything about bats, now he recites a related fact that he read in this book. The photographs, captions and information is accurate, but not so detailed to lose the interest of an early reader! National Geographic books for kids are all excellent from my point of view, as an elementary school teacher, as well as a grandparent.
My kid is obsessed with bats. She went crazy for the adorable pictures! This book is full of wonderful photos and interesting facts. It is also written so my child can read most of it herself which is always wonderful. You won't be disappointed in this great book.
My grandson, seven, loved this National Geographic Kids book on bats. They are his favorite animal right now and he's advanced enough to read it by himself. Always good information from National Geographic Readers presented well as usual.
I bought several of this books for my children, they love them so much that they have now a big collection, and I love the fact that they actually read them and are learning a lot, they come with different reading levels for each child reading skills.
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