A review by afro8921
The Case of the Vanishing Little Brown Bats: A Scientific Mystery by Sandra Markle

4.0

The Case of the Vanishing Little Brown Bats is an interesting scientific mystery. Little brown bats eat insects (mosquitos) that carry infectious diseases,and harm crops. During hibernation, the little brown bat uses it's fat storage to survive while they wait for the spring to arrive. Because of the moisture they loose during hibernation, these little bats need to little flights to replenish their water sources. They then return to their nesting site and settle down for a long winter's nap. In 2007 scientist noticed that large part of the little brown bat populations were dying and flying when then shouldn't be. Scientist from different agencies used scientific methods to try to figure out what was killing these small creatures. This book would be a good book for 4 and 5th graders.