I must admit when the girl picked “bats” for the subject of her first science project, I was thrilled. Bats are so amazing and my child had realized this!  First graders pick an animal to research and then they make a diorama. The girl picked little brown bat (not my favorite the Townsends big ear, pictured). At school, She learned about its habitat, food, and animal family. Then it was a family affair to put together her diorama:

  
  
   
   
   
 
The girl learned that little brown bats are mammals. They live in caves and roost in trees, and they eat insects. 

We hope a certain friend of ours who is also a friend of bats will smile at the sight of this diaorama. He should also know that it was made while listening to Yo Yo Ma!