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Canadian Bookworm review of Bat Citizens

Posted http://cdnbookworm.blogspot.ca/2018/03/bat-citizens.html – March 20, 2018 This informative book is about a number of young people who have become engaged with bats. Some with saving bat habitats. Some with helping with research into bats, the diseases that affect them, or … Continue reading

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Bat posters now available!

Actual poster measures 28 cm (11 inches) high x 68.5 cm (27 inches) wide In the middle of Bat Citizens, Defending the Ninjas of the Night, there’s a fold-out gatefold of a hoary bat painting by my colleague Barry Kent … Continue reading

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School Library Journal reviews Bat Citizens

“This extensive introduction to the world of bats covers a wide range of topics from where they live to what they eat to how they communicate. Laidlaw debunks myths such as bats are blind and discusses threats to their survival, … Continue reading

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CM Magazine prints great review of Bat Citizens

CM Magazine February 23, 2018 Bat Citizens By Rob Laidlaw ISBN: 978-1-77278-039-0 http://umanitoba.ca/cm/vol24/no24/batcitizens.html Excerpt: In the seventh grade, Oscar Scholin joined Team Chiroptera, a new Pacific Grove Middle School club that would be studying bats in the Monterey Bay area … Continue reading

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Thinking of Animals conference March 1 – 2

Thinking of Animals at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario on March 1-2, 2018 should be a super interesting conference. Check out the conference program HERE. I’ll be part of a panel and then I’ll be making a presentation on … Continue reading

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Elephant Journey gets 4.5 stars

Alohamora Open a Book, October 26, 2016 http://alohamoraopenabook.blogspot.ca/2016/10/elephant-journey-gets-45-stars-picture.html Elephant Journey Written by Rob Laidlaw, Illustrated by Brian Deines ISBN: 978-1-927485-77-4 Did you know an elephant’s trunk has more than 60,000 muscles? This is just one of many things I learned … Continue reading

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A Book Worth Reading reviews

CHECK OUT THE REVIEWS ON A BOOK WORTH READING Short reviews of several of Rob Laidlaw’s animal protection books.

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No Shelter Here now out in Spanish

Available through regular booksellers.

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Elephant Journey Nominated for Red Cedar Book Award

Elephant Journey has been nominated in the 2016/2017 Red Cedar Book Award, Information Book category. To find out more about the Red Cedar program, this year’s winners and the complete list of next years nominees CLICK HERE.

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Excellent SLJ review of Elephant Journey

School Library Journal – Elephant Journey “A great addition for lessons on wildlife and the ethics of zoos.” (June 2016) Gr 2-4–The story of three zoo elephants and their journey to a new home. Toka, Thika, and Iringa were not … Continue reading

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