Shade, a newborn bat, the runt of his Silverwing colony, is desperately trying to prove himself. As his colony is migrating south for the winter, Shade gets thrown off course, and is tossed into the raging ocean by the turbulent winds. He is lost, alone and cold. The web site explains everything you need to know about bats, the main characters of the novel, and the author himself. It also contains a comprehensive Teachers' Corner with many interesting activities to accompany the novel.
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A nice place for pets and people who love them. They teach how to care for pets and they also have games, contests and a cool kids page. Among other things, visitors can learn interesting factoids about the curious animals. While humans gain anywhere from five to ten pounds during the holiday season, the elephant seals are doing their fair share of eating too, consuming as much as 45 pounds of fish a day to maintain their 1000 pound girth. The BBC's Natural History Unit has installed a cam inside the nest box of a breeding pair of barn owls.