America's Neighborhood Bats: Understanding and Learning to Live in Harmony with Them ANNOTATION
"These breathtaking photographs depict bats as startling beautiful creatures . . . and the enlightening text is sure to stimulate an appreciation of the winged animal in most--if not all--readers."--Wildlife Review. Watch for it this fall on CBS-TV.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
Since its publication in 1988, America's Neighborhood Bats has changed the way we look at bats by underscoring their harmless and beneficial nature. In this revised edition, Merlin Tuttle offers bat aficionados the most up-to-date bat facts, including a wealth of new information on attracting bats and building bat houses and a revamped key to the identification of common North American species. The easy-to-understand text, clear illustrations, and spectacular color photographs make this the perfect bat book for the general reader, as well as an invaluable resource for professionals who field questions from the public. Those who provide advice at health and animal control departments, museums, zoos, and nature centers will find it especially useful.
FROM THE CRITICS
Booknews
A popular natural history of bats. Splendid color photos by the author with a key and range maps. A fine introduction to a fascinating and not overpublished field. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)