Celebrate Bat Week (Oct 24-31, 2025)

Bat Week is an annual international celebration dedicated to raising awareness about the critical roles bats play in maintaining healthy ecosystems around the world.

Updated October 11, 2025
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The bat
Gravel, Elise
Paper Book
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! Fast bat facts: Distinctive trait: The only flying mammal Diet:...
The lives of bats: a natural history
Reeder, deeann M.
Paper Book
A wonderfully illustrated guide to the natural history of the world's bats Bats are the second-largest order of mammals and inhabit almost every corner of the globe, but these secretive creatures are often maligned and misunderstood. With more than 1,400 species worldwide,...
The weird and wonderful world of bats : demystifying these often-misunderstood creatures
Brokaw, Alyson
Paper Book
In this fascinating science book, a behavioral and bat ecologist reintroduces readers to bats, redeeming their historically bad reputation. These woefully misunderstood creatures dwell in darkness, inspire fear, and threaten danger. They've been viewed as the pawns...
All about bats
Jenner, Caryn
Paper Book
Help your child power up their reading skills and learn all about the lives of bats with this fun-filled nonfiction reader carefully leveled to help children progress. DK Super Readers Level 1: All About Bats will introduce kids to the lives of bats--from how they find...

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