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Bat Citizens

Bat Citizens
by Rob Laidlaw (Author)

Booktalk: Learn the facts about bats! From their habits and habitats to their importance for maintaining biodiversity, bat biology is explored alongside human-bat relations. Spotlight features on “Bat Citizens” encourages readers to pursue citizen science.

Snippet: Hibernacula are winter hibernation roosts. During winter, bats need stable, cool temperatures that do not change very much, and moist air that helps reduce the loss of body fluids.

It’s STEM Friday! (STEM is Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)

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Daniela the Pirate

Daniela the Pirate
by Susanna Isern (Author) and Gómez (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Daniela dreams of becoming a pirate on the Blac Croc boat. But it seems that the pirates are a little chauvinist. Captain Choppylobe will make Daniela go through very difficult challenges. Will Daniela make it?

Snippet: “Did that LITTLE GIRL just say she wanted to join our crew?” asked a shocked Choppylobe.

“That’s right!” answered Daniela decisively.

The pirates fell about LAUGHING.

Also available in Spanish as Daniela Pirata:

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