What is it about vampire bats that make us squeal and shudder? This book is one of a series that aims to show creatures as they really are - sometimes frightening, but never completely evil. Facts are discovered and myths exposed. The text shows why vampire bats look and behave as they do and shows that even the smallest and least appealing creature has a role in maintaining a balanced ecosystem.

Describes vampire bats, their habits, where they live, their hunting methods, and how they exist in the world of people.

Thousands of children's books are published each year-some are outstanding, while others are not. This book makes it easier for you to find the best in children's nonfiction books, and it offers concrete, classroom-tested ideas for presenting them to students in irresistible ways. Booktalks for more than 350 nonfiction titles (appropriate for elementary and middle school students) are organized according to topics popular with young readers-Great Disasters, Unsolved Mysteries, Fascinating People, Science, and Fun Experiments to Do. In addition, there are tips on booktalking, an outline for a booktalk program, and a bibliography that can be used for collection development. Appropriate grade levels for each book are cited. Library Media Specialists will find this guide essential. The thematic approach helps teachers search for titles that correlate to curriculum areas or specific units of study. Parents can use the book with their children as a reading selection tool. Anyone who works with young children will find this book an invaluable resource.

Presents the characteristics of a selection of feared marine animals including shark, squid, octopus, stingray, and puffer fish.

Literacy and Gender provides a major contribution to general debates about literacy and gender in schools. It advances the theory in literacy as a social practice as well as providing practical support to those researching literacy. A timely project, it is essential reading for anyone with an interest in applied linguistics, education or gender studies.

Title: The really fearsom blood-loving vampire bat: and other creatures with strange eating habits.