A review by shayemiller
Bo the Bat by Alma Hammond

3.0

Bo the Bat is a cute new nonfiction picture book about, you guessed it, bats. In rhyming text, the storyline follows Bo as he attempts to teach young children about bats so they won't be so afraid of him. For example, he explains echolocation (though I wish the book would have used the actual word because we taught this one in kindergarten), spreading pollen, and how many pesky bugs are eaten by bats. The back matter includes more details for young readers to explore. This is one book I would have enjoyed added to my "batty" shelves for our kindergarten bat unit. And the illustrations of Bo are just too stinkin' cute!

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