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Books and Resources
At Chiroptera Cabin Company we want to do everything we can to educate
people about the benefits of bats and dispel the myths that have lead to so much fear
surrounding bats. Employees of Chiroptera Cabin Company regularly go to schools, senior
centers, libraries, and community groups to do educational programs about bats. We have an
extensive collection of books, videos, posters, and handouts that we use to get the good
word out. Here is a list of some of our favorite books and resources that contain great
information. If you are interested in learning more about bats go to your local library or
bookstore and look for these books and videos. If you have questions about educational
material for children of a particular age send us an email and we’ll give you some
ideas.
Reference for Adults and Families
America's Neighborhood Bats
(Revised Edition)
By Merlin D. Tuttle
ISBN: 0-292-78148-2
Great book for the person who wants to learn more about bats. Includes good facts to
help resolve misconceptions and information on how to deal with unexpected visitors.
Covers how to build a bat house and steps to take to attract bats. Gives good information
on bats commonly found in America. The book has excellent color photos of bats in action.
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Bats in Question: The Smithsonian Answer
Book
By Don E. Wilson
ISBN: 1-56098-739-1
Great book for the person who wants to learn more about bats found in the United States
and around the world. Dispels all the myths you have ever heard about bats. Contains
amazing color photos of bats. Includes the facts that answer 95% of your questions.
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Fun Resource and Educational Books for Children
World's Weirdest Bats
By M. L. Roberts
ISBN: 0-8167-4133-6
Appropriate for Kindergarten to 4th grade
Great book to read with younger students or have older students read on their own.
Contains amazing pictures of weird looking bats from around the world. Covers many bat
facts and information about fruit eating bats, insect eating bats, and more.
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Amazing Bats
By Frank Greenaway
ISBN: 0-679-81518-X
Appropriate for Kindergarten to 5th grade
This book includes interesting color photos and drawings. Covers lots of good
information including how bats in see in the dark, what they eat, where they live, and
common enemies of bats.
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Extremely Weird Bats
By Sarah Lovett
ISBN: 1-56261-278-6
Appropriate for Kindergarten to 5th grade
This book is packed full of great information about bats and amazing color photos.
Includes a taxonomy chart and information about specific bats from around the world. The
pictures are fun for younger students while the information can be used by older students
as a great resource.
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Build Your Own Bat House Resources
The Bat House Builder’s
Handbook
By Merlin D Tuttle and Donna L Hensley
ISBN: 0-9638248-0-5
This handbook contains complete plans to build 3 different kinds of bat houses. It
includes results from research studies, answers to frequently asked questions, information
on what color to paint your new house, and important criteria to consider when deciding
where to locate your bat house. If you are interested in building you own bat house this
is the perfect book from which to get designs and layouts.
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Building Homes for Bats
By Bat Conservation International with Merlin Tuttle
ISBN: 0-292-70897-1
Total Running Time: 33 minutes
This video is a great source for information about bat houses and instructions on how
to build your own bat house. It includes success stories from folks who installed bat
houses using information provided by Bat Conservation International. A set of plans for
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Videos
Very Elementary Bats
By Bat Conservation International
ISBN: 0-292-70832-7
Appropriate for Kindergarten to 4th grade
Great video to use as an introduction to bats. At 7 minutes long it is perfect for
younger students. Includes still images of bats with a running voice over. Presents all
the key "bat facts" and introduces the viewer to many different kinds of bats.
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The Secret World of Bats
By Bat Conservation International
Appropriate for 4th grade and up
This 48-minute program was originally shown on CBS television. Hosted by Stacy Keach,
this video follows Bat Conversation International’s founder Merlin Tuttle around the
world. The video covers the importance of bats to many ecosystems, how bats find food, how
they live and much more. Give viewers in-depth information about bats and contains
wonderful segments of bats in action.
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Teacher Resources
Bats: A Creativity Book For Young
Conservationists
By Jane F. G. Jennings
ISBN: 0-292-74046-8
Appropriate for Kindergarten to 3rd grade
This book contains great actives to use as part of educational studies about bats. Some
of the actives in the book include matching worksheets, building on an idea, writing
ideas, analogies, and drawing actives.
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Educator's Activity Book About Bats
By Bat Conservation International
ISBN: 0-292-70833-5
Appropriate for Kindergarten to 5th grade
A good book with great ideas for class actives, projects, and worksheets to use as part
of bat units. The book contains many items including making masks, crossword puzzles,
comparisons, math, drawing, fact quizzes, and group participation actives.
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Bats: Swift Shadows in the Twilight
By Ann C. Cooper
ISBN: 1-879373-52-1
Appropriate for Kindergarten to 3rd grade
The book contains projects and classroom actives and also includes some really good
stories. Projects and actives include matching, mazes, hands on projects, and quizzes.
Many of the actives are preceded by stories that introduce the idea behind the activity. |
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