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    Bats in Trouble
    Bats in Trouble
    Bats in Trouble
    Ebook78 pages29 minutes

    Bats in Trouble

    By Pamela McDowell and Kasia Charko

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    Cricket McKay is on the case!

    Cricket McKay and her best friend, Shilo, are enjoying the last few weeks of summer vacation when they discover that something is killing bats around Grandpa McKay's farm. Could the new wind turbines be the cause? The kids do some detective work and then jump into action coming up with a plan to save the bats.

    Bats in Trouble is the third book featuring animal-activist Cricket MacKay.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOrca Book Publishers
    Release dateOct 17, 2017
    ISBN9781459814059
    Bats in Trouble
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    Pamela McDowell

    Pamela McDowell's first career was in education, teaching junior and senior high school. She began writing when she left teaching and has now written more than fifty fiction and nonfiction books for children. Pamela grew up in Alberta and enjoys writing about the diverse animals and habitats of her home province. Pamela lives in Calgary with her family.

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      Containing a great story and factual information Bats In Trouble is a great read for kids ages 7-9. The book empowers children to make a positive difference no matter how old they are.

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    Bats in Trouble - Pamela McDowell

    Chapter One

    "The second time Angelica went up the stairs, she heard the music again. She crept slowly, stepping over the hole in the fourth stair. Her heart pounded. Fa-thump, fa-thump, fa-thump." Tyler paused and leaned forward to poke the logs in the fire pit.

    Don’t stop now, Shilo said. She squished closer to Cricket and grabbed her hand. Did she see the ghost? Was it there?

    Tyler nodded, his face serious. "Angelica held her breath and listened. Creak-creak. Creak-creak. It repeated over and over. Creak-creak. Creak-creak. She tiptoed down the hall, following the beam of her flashlight. Spiders scurried out of her way."

    Ouch, don’t squeeze so tight! Cricket said.

    Sorry. He said there were spiders.

    It was colder at the end of the hall. The creaking got louder. Suddenly Angelica’s flashlight flickered and went out. She froze. The hall was completely dark. She would never find her way back down the stairs. She had to go forward.

    Crack! A log in the fire popped and sent a shower of sparks up in the air. The girls jumped. Shilo gasped.

    "Creak-creak. Creak-creak. The sound was coming from the room at the end of the hall. Light began to glow from a crack under the door. The air in the hallway was cold. Angelica took a deep breath and peeked through the door. But she leaned in too far—the door swung wide open and she fell into the room!"

    Crack! Another log popped. Something dark flew over the girls’ heads.

    Cricket ducked. What was that?

    Small dark bodies zoomed past.

    Shilo screamed. Bats!

    Cricket’s grandpa stepped out onto the farmhouse porch. Everything all right down there, Tyler? Cricket?

    Tyler was laughing. Yes, Grandpa. I just scared the girls with a ghost story, that’s all.

    No you didn’t! Something flew at us. That’s what made us scream. Cricket narrowed her eyes. Did you throw something at us, Tyler? To scare us? She knew her older brother liked to play pranks. But Tyler laughed and shook his head.

    Those were bats, Cricket. I’m sure of it, Shilo said. She still had her arms over her head as she crouched down low.

    Could be. We see lots of bats out here this time of year, Cricket’s grandpa, Mr. McKay, said. They keep the bugs from destroying our crops, so we’re happy to see them.

    Cricket and Tyler’s grandparents lived on a large farm near Pincher Creek. The wide, rolling hills were very different from

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