{"product_id":"bat-citizens-defending-the-ninjas-of-the-night-9781772780390","title":"Bat Citizens: Defending the Ninjas of the Night","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn innovative full-colour work about bats' biology, habits, and history, and the bat conservation efforts of young people around the world, now also available in paperback!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eNo Shelter Here: Making the World a Kinder Place for Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCat Champions: Caring for our Feline Friends\u003c\/i\u003e comes an inspiring book about bats, their importance to a wide range of ecosystems, and the young \"bat citizens\" who are engaged in conservation efforts around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBat Citizens: Defending the Ninjas of the Night\u003c\/i\u003e, celebrated animal activist and biologist Rob Laidlaw sheds light on these famously shadowy mammals, from their habits and habitats to their importance for maintaining biodiversity. Bat biology is explored alongside the history of human-bat relations, with facts to fascinate even the most nervous reader.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpotlight features on \"Bat Citizens\" make this an empowering book for children seeking their own expressions of global citizenship. With informational sidebars, colour photographs, a glossary and index, and a center-gatefold bat illustration, \u003ci\u003eBat Citizens\u003c\/i\u003e is a book that will both instruct and inspire.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaidlaw, Rob:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Rob Laidlaw has devoted his life to protecting animals and empowering others to do the same. He is the founder of several animal protection organizations, including Zoocheck, and an author of many children's books about animal welfare and activism. No Shelter Here: Making the World a Kinder Place for Dogs won the OLA Silver Birch Non-Fiction Award and the Hackmatack Children's Choice Award; its companion book, Cat Champions: Caring for our Feline Friends, was shortlisted for the same awards. Elephant Journey: The True Story of Three Zoo Elephants and their Rescue from Captivity was nominated for the OLA Silver Birch Express Award, the Hackmatack Children's Book Award, and the Red Cedar Book Award. Rob lives in Toronto, Ontario.","brand":"Pajama Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50626621341970,"sku":"9781772780390","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_59a696be-d77e-4523-a834-bc6a0b7d33a6.jpg?v=1732663502","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bat-citizens-defending-the-ninjas-of-the-night-9781772780390","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}