Stokes Beginner's Guide To Bats Download Free (EPUB, PDF)
A pocket-size, brilliantly colorful, simple-to-use guide to bats, containing dozens of full-color photographs that enable readers of all ages to identify the most common species; range maps; tips on attracting and observing creatures in the wild; information on habitat needs, life cycle, food preferences; and much more.
Series: Stokes Beginner's Guide
Paperback: 70 pages
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company; 1 edition (May 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316816582
ISBN-13: 978-0316816588
Product Dimensions: 4.5 x 0.4 x 7 inches
Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (64 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #26,306 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #20 in Books > Science & Math > Biological Sciences > Animals > Mammals #101 in Books > Science & Math > Nature & Ecology > Fauna #644 in Books > Sports & Outdoors
Last Christmas I got a Bat Detector (from Bat Conservation International). The instructions with it were very poor so I asked a local naturalist if she knew of any good bat books and specifically any that would indicate what frequency to tune the bat detector in to for our local bats. She recommended this book and its terrific! There's a short section up front that talks about bats and how they echolocate as well as the frequencies that they do it at so this was perfect for me and my bat detector (boy is it cool!). The real meat of the book is an id guide with great pictures and interesting information about each ofthe different species of bats - similar to a bird id book. Since bats are genenerally out at dusk and they fly so fast I haven't been able to make use of the pictures and actually id the bats but I've narrowed it down by where we live and what we're likely to see so its fun to have a reference to read about them more specifically. Excellent excellent book and a must have if you've just gotten a bat detector and need to know what frequency to tune into. Highly recommended!
The fact that you're reading this review indicates that you already know that bats are good guys, not bad guys. 'Nuff said.Next thing, you'd probably like to have a bunch (they only come in quantities) in your yard. OK, then start with this Stokes guide.It's bedecked with stunning photos and a cool set of symbols that tell you about migrational (with apologies to Monty Python) patterns, roosting preference, how they fly, and what the little guys like to munch on.The Stokes Guide will also tell you how to make a bat house so they have a decent place to crash, but you might just as well buy one inexpensively at your local quality birding shop.You can't go wrong with this attractively presented Beginner's Guide to Bats.
I got this to go with a bat house that I gave my dad for Christmas. I was glancing through the book and saw that it is full of information and is easy enough to read without getting too detailed. I think this is a great book for a bat beginner!
I am a bat researcher and was looking for books that would help my kids become interested and understand more about bats. This book has accurate information, addresses several myths, and is wonderfully illustrated. I would recommend this book for anyone.
This terrific little book is chock full of useful information. We used the section on making a bat house bat-friendly and hung three bat houses following the directions. There's also a section that tells you what type of bats are common to your area and how to identify them; I flagged the pages for the three common potential house mates and four less common that might ultimately move in. An excellent reference book.
This is a great book for beginning bat enthusiasts of all ages. It's surprisingly thorough, with lots of nice pictures. The information is interesting enough for young kids and relevant enough to be used by anyone. Highly recommended!
This book came as part of a bundle with a Bat box. I got them for my daughter who loves bats and wants to provide alternate homes for them just in case they need it. It is very informative, has lots of beautiful pictures and is easy to understand while still giving warnings about not handling bats and describing steps when one is encountered.
I just wanted a simple little book to give me the basics on bats & this did the trick, I was very pleased with it, it list lots of different kinds of bats & what area in the united states you might find them when they came out & what would attract them, great little book
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