The Bat Jamboree

The Bat Jamboree

Kathi Appelt, 1954-

Book - 1996

At an abandoned outdoor movie theater, fifty-five bats perform in a toe-tapping, wing-flapping revue--and await the grand finale.

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Subjects
Bats > Juvenile fiction.
Motion picture theaters > Juvenile fiction.
Counting > Juvenile fiction.
Stories in rhyme.
Picture books.
Genres
Stories in rhyme
Picture books
Published
New York : Morrow Junior Books c1996.
Language
English
Main Author
Kathi Appelt, 1954- (-)
Other Authors
Melissa Sweet, 1956- (-)
Physical Description
unpaged : ill
ISBN
9781442088979
9780688138837
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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

In this rhyming counting book, a crew of performing bats entertain a crowd. "There's a nervous energy in these pictures that will almost surely disarm the reader, right off the bat," said PW. Ages 4-up. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

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Review by School Library Journal Review

PreS-Gr 2‘A witty combination of counting book and theatrical experience. Each year the Bat Jamboree, starring 55 adorable bats, draws a standing-room only audience of animals of all types, and each year the show is better than ever. Against the silver backdrop of a drive-in movie screen, one bat sings, two bats flap, three bats cha-cha-cha, etc., until the grand finale, the great bat pyramid. Readers will find themselves counting backward with no effort at all as 10 bats line up, 9 flutter, 8 fly, and on up the pyramid. Of course, the show isn't over until the bat lady sings! Children who have experienced or participated in any type of performance will especially appreciate the anticipation building up to the excitement of the finale. The playful, rhyming text and Sweet's characteristically charming watercolors will have kids cooking up their own backyard jamborees.‘Lisa S. Murphy, formerly at Dauphin County Library System, Harrisburg, PA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Review by Horn Book Review

In this rhymed counting book, one to ten zany bats perform sequentially at the annual bat jamboree. The talented creatures flap, tap, and jive, forming an impressive 'bat pyramid.' When it is all over, the enthusiastic audience knows that next year 'the show won't be over till the bat lady sings.' Rendered in ink and watercolor, the wide-eyed bats sport hip attire for their theatrical endeavor. From HORN BOOK 1996, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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