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40 pp.
| Simon |
September, 2012 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4169-7886-2$17.99
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Loren Long.
Through predominantly black spreads, young bat Chiro reluctantly navigates the way from his cave to the pond all by himself for a late-night feeding. The allegory of facing fears of the unknown is as gentle as Long's subdued colors and nightscapes. However, echolocation, described as a song but illustrated as a beam of light, may present a confusing conceptual leap.