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Explore the secret lives of bats, the ultimate winged mammal.

Bats

An Illustrated Guide to All Species

$61.75

  • Hardcover

    400 pages

  • Release Date

    9 April 2019

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Summary

The Ultimate Illustrated Guide to All Known Bat Species

Bats: An Illustrated Guide to All Species explores bats and their fundamental role in our ecosystems through lavish full-color photographs and lively narrative. From the Giant Golden Crowned Flying Fox, a megabat with a wingspan of more than five feet, to the aptly named Bumblebee Bat, the world’s smallest mammal, the number and diversity of bat species have proven to be both rich and underestimated.

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Book Details

ISBN-13:9781588346476
ISBN-10:1588346471
Author:Marianne Taylor, Merlin Tuttle
Publisher:Smithsonian Books
Imprint:Smithsonian Books
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:400
Release Date:9 April 2019
Weight:1.21kg
Dimensions:32mm x 175mm x 247mm
Audience Age:8-12
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Bats by Marianne Taylor - ISBN: 9781588346476
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What They're Saying

Critics Review

“Going far beyond the practical value of a guidebook, this is an important update to bat literature and one to savor, containing a wonder on nearly every page and proving that bats are indeed ‘intelligent, curious, comical, even essential animals.”
—Library Journal, starred review

About The Author

Marianne Taylor

MARIANNE TAYLOR is a writer, illustrator, and photographer who has worked in natural history publishing at Bloomsbury Publishing and Birdwatch magazine and has authored more than a dozen books.

MERLIN TUTTLE is an American ecologist, conservationist, and wildlife photographer who specializes in bat ecology, behavior, and conservation. His most recent book is The Secret Lives of Bats: My Adventures with the World’s Most Misunderstood Mammals.

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