Janet Nolan

Sep 5, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Janet Nolan |Emily Cox |Andrew Knapp |Sandra Markle

Texans learn to love the bats that roost under the Congress Avenue Bridge. When a bridge in Austin was renovated in the 1980s, the crevices beneath it became the perfect home for Mexican free-tailed bats, which moved in by the hundreds of thousands. Their human neighbors didn’t welcome them—until a bat biologist, Dr. Merlin Tuttle, explained how beneficial the bats were to the environment; they ate insect pests, which meant farmers didn’t have to rely so heavily on pesticides.

Sep 2, 2024 | feedyourfictionaddiction.com | Janet Nolan

I’ve joined up with the IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING? kid-lit edition, hosted by Unleashing Readers. This will help me get more reviews posted – I have lots of books I’ve loved lately to share with you!Today I’m featuring two fall picture books by Janet Nolan, Get Ready for Halloween and Bats Beneath the Bridge (which isn’t specifically fall-themed, but we all know bats are on-topic for this time of year).