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Bat Appreciation Month!

Celebrate our favorite mosquito-munchers this October! Learn something new about bats or visit one of the bat watching sites here in Houston. Check out Bat Conservation International at www.batcon.org.

Harris County Public Library

15 items

  • The Secret Lives of Bats

    My Adventures With the World's Most Misunderstood Mammals

    Tuttle, Merlin D.,
    Journey to the frontier of bat research and discover the challenges facing bat populations. Written by the founder of Bat Conservation International.
    Book, 2018Boston : Mariner Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018. — 599.4 Tut
  • No one does nonfiction like Gail Gibbons. Here she shows how amazing bats are and how the fit into the world.
    Book, 2019New York : Holiday House, [2019] — 599.4 Gib
  • Bats

    An Illustrated Guide to All Species

    Taylor, Marianne, 1972-
    A photographic guide to over 1,000 species of bats worldwide.
    Book, 2018Washington, DC : Smithsonian Books, [2018] — 599.4 Tay
  • Bridge to Bat City

    a Mostly True Tall Tale

    Cline, Ernest,
    This middle grade story is about a young girl who can talk to the bats at the Congress Street Bridge in Austin.
    Book, 2024New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2024. — Cline
  • From NOVA, a look at bats and their relationship to humans and disease outbreaks.
    DVD, 2021[Arlington, VA] : PBS, [2021] — DVD 599.4 Bat
  • The Darkness Manifesto

    on Light Pollution, Night Ecology, and the Ancient Rhythms That Sustain Life

    Eklöf, Johan,
    A look at the hidden impact of light pollution and how it effects the environment by a bat scientist and conservationist.
    Book, 2023New York : Scribner, 2023. — 363.7 Ekl
  • After she falls headfirst into a bird's nest, a baby bat is raised like a bird until she is reunited with her mother.
    Picture Book, 2018Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2018] — Cannon
  • Handmade Bird, Bee, and Bat Houses

    25 Beautiful Homes, Feeders, and More to Attract Wildlife Into Your Garden

    McKee-Orsini, Michele,
    Use basic woodworking skills to build and decorate a bat house for your neighborhood!
    Book, 2018London : Cico Books, 2018. — 690.892 MacK
  • A charmingly illustrated book about the world's only flying mammals.
    Book, 2020New York, NY : DK, [2020] — 599.4 Mil
  • Bats

    in a World of Echoes

    Eklöf, Johan
    How does echolocation work? How have bats evolved to live around humans?
    Book, 2017[New York, NY?] : Springer International Publishing AG, a part of Springer Nature, [2017] — 599.4 Ekl
  • A delightful picture book about bats enjoying America's national pastime.
    Picture Book, 2010Boston, MA : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, c2010. — Lies
  • A juvenile book about what scientists who study bats do in the field and in the lab.
    Book, 2010Boston : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, c2010. — 599.4 Car
  • An introduction for early readers to all the good things bats do.
    Book, 2015New York : Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2015. — 599.4 Mat
  • "Hilarious illustrated nonfiction about bats perfect for beginning readers. Conversational text and silly illustrations will have you up all night reading about the only flying mammal on Earth! "
    Book, 2021Toronto : Tunda, 2021. — 599.4 Gra
  • Bat Basics

    How to Understand and Help These Amazing Flying Mammals

    Krebbs, Karen,
    Learn basic facts about bats and things you can do to help out bats in your area.
    Book, 2019Cambridge, Minnesota : Adventure Publications, [2019] — 599.4 Kre