Awards

• "Commended for Resource Links ""The Year's Best"" 2018 (Canada)"
• Commended for CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens Starred Selection 2018 (Canada)
• Commended for Northeast Harbor Library June Staff Pick: Junior Nonfiction selection 2018 (United States)
• Commended for Resource Links The Year's Best 2018 (Canada)
• Commended for Resource Links ""The Year's Best"" 2018 (Canada)
• Runner-up for Green Earth Book Award Honor Book 2019 (United States)
• Short-listed for Forest of Reading Silver Birch Non-Fiction Award 2019 (Canada)

Overview

From the award-winning author of No Shelter Here: Making the World a Kinder Place for Dogs and Cat Champions: Caring for our Feline Friends comes an inspiring book about bats, their importance to a wide range of ecosystems, and the young ""bat citizens"" who are engaged in conservation efforts around the world.In Bat Citizens: Defending the Ninjas of the Night, celebrated animal activist and biologist Rob Laidlaw sheds light on these famously shadowy mammals, from their habits and habitats to their importance for maintaining biodiversity. Bat biology is explored alongside the history of human-bat relations, with facts to fascinate even the most nervous reader. Spotlight features on ""Bat Citizens"" make this an empowering book for children seeking their own expressions of global citizenship. Bat Citizens was a 2019 Green Earth Book Award Children's Nonfiction Honor Book and was nominated for both the OLA Forest of Reading Silver Birch Nonfiction Award and the Red Cedar Book Award. With informational sidebars, color photographs, a glossary and index, and a center-gatefold bat illustration, Bat Citizens is a book that will both instruct and inspire.

Full Product Details

9781772780390

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Reviews

[An] incredibly moving tale...This wordless, picture book-size graphic novel is rendered in beautiful gradients of pencil....[A] sympathetic examination of anxiety that never assigns blame...VERDICT With direction from educators, guidance counselors, or parents, this poignant title will resonate with those dealing with mental illness. A superb example of bibliotherapy. * School Library Journal * Chock-full of bat facts and photographs, this nonfiction book for young readers makes the case for bat conservation, including challenges that face the species and possible solutions....The backmatter includes a nice section on practical ways to help...Look to this eye-catching book to be convinced of the wonders of the bat and how they are deserving of protection. * Kirkus Reviews * Because bats are a favorite topic for many young readers, there's always room in the marketplace for another book, especially one that is comprehensive, based on the latest data, and written in an appealing, kid friendly style....The orderly layout of the book will engage readers and leave a strong impression....An exciting surprise awaits mid book: a huge foldout diagram of a Hoary Bat with key body parts labelled. The same poster graces the reverse of the cover....This is a most visually appealing book! Bat Citizens' contents should readily satisfy the bat curious. Highly Recommended. * CM Magazine *

Author Information

Rob Laidlaw has devoted his life to protecting animals and empowering others to do the same. He is the founder of several animal protection organizations and an author of excellent children's books about animal welfare and activism. No Shelter Here: Making the World a Kinder Place for Dogs won the OLA Silver Birch Non-Fiction Award and the Hackmatack Award; its companion book, Cat Champions: Caring for our Feline Friends, was nominated for the same awards. Rob lives in Toronto, Ontario.

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