Billy the Bat and the Little Red Hat

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Billy, a young pipistrelle bat, is getting ready to fly from his roost for the very first time. Follow this brave little bat in his woolly, red hat as he flies through the night, encountering some very hungry and sneaky animals on his journey.

"You can't catch me in my little red hat!" says Billy, but will he find his way safely home before the morning?

Foreword by Chris Packham

"The adventure that Billy the bat goes on is a lovely creative story and I hope every child that reads it will want to discover more about bats and other wildlife."
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  • Dimensions: 247x247mm
  • ISBN: 978-1-909813-75-5
  • Number of pages: 32
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About the Author

Helen Knight

Helen grew up in Youlgrave in the Peak District. She has a Degree in Psychology from Nottingham University and a PGCE.

She initially taught at a primary school in a Nottinghamshire mining village then in Havering and Northamptonshire, always driven by her passion for early years teaching and language development. She later specialised as a part-time Special Educational Needs Coordinator in 3 primary schools in East Anglia.

After rescuing an injured bat in her garden and organising bat mitigation measures during a house renovation, she began volunteering for the Bat Conservation Trust on its Bat Care Helpline service, experiences from which inspired her to write this book as an entertaining means to promote a better understanding of bats and encourage reading.

She has now retired and is again living in Youlgrave, still volunteering for the BCT.

Helen Knight