Reading Basics
Who is the author of Austin's Amazing Bats?
Ron Fridell
What does bizarre mean?
Strange or unusual
True or False, bats are NOT nocturnal?
False
True or False, bats are blind.
False.
What is the Genre of this story?
What does roost mean?
A place to rest and lay eggs or babies.
Where do bats often fly from in the spring (March)?
Mexico
Name one animal that bats drink their blood.
Cattle, birds, and goats.
What is the setting of this story?
Austin, Texas
What are headlines?
An article or title of an article in a newspaper.
Are bats carnivores, herbivores, or omnivores?
Omnivores
What is rabies?
A serious disease carried from animals when contact is made through the blood.
What is the author's purpose of this story?
To explain how bats came to live in Austin, Texas.
What does vital mean?
Very important. Crucial.
Name one reason people are fearful of bats.
Vampires, drink blood, tangle in hair, biting them, rabies.
What is the reason why bats will not likely get tangled in your hair or bite you.
They are shy.
When did the story take place or begin?
1980 (page 328)
What does expository text mean?
tell about what certain things are and how they came to be.
What does BCI stand for?
Bats Conservation Internationl
How many teaspoons of blood per day does a vampire bat drink?
4 teaspoons.