We talked about fiction and nonfiction in Kindergarten classes. I told them that some books come from an author's imagination, and some give us information on a subject. First we read a fun bat story called Bats at the Beach by Brian Lies. Lies actually visited our school a few years ago, and has written several bat-themed books for children. Of course we knew that this book was fiction, because bats don't really toast marshmallows, and bring shovels and pails to the beach, or wear floaties on their wings when they are going swimming. 
Then we read a nonfiction book about bats, and we learned what bats look like, what they eat, and where they live. And of course we learned about echolocation, which allows them to fly at night and catch their prey.
Mrs. Grogan's class is proudly displaying the bat crafts they made below. They got to go outside to collect twigs to add the perfect branch for their cute bats to hang from! Some of them brought their creations up to the Library to show me, and my fourth grade class loved them! Interestingly enough, fourth grade was working on an animal research project at the time, and I told the kindergartens that maybe some of them will get to study bats when they are in fourth grade!
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