In Nocturne: Creatures of the Night, animal photographer Traer Scott takes the viewer on a journey through nighttime in the animal kingdom, revealing some of nature's most elusive creatures. Bats, big cats, flying squirrels, tarantula, owls, kangaroo mice, giant moths, sloth, several species of snakes, and a Madagascar hissing cockroach are only a few of the animals illuminated in these portraits. Seventy-five full-color photographs of forty different...

"Kids will love learning so many fascinating facts about creepy nocturnal creatures. Want to know how opposums protect themselves from predators? Or what helps vampire bats fly?"--|cProvided by publisher.

Exactly 100 facts accompanied by photographs and detailed artwork reveal fascinating information about nocturnal animals.

Text and illustrations describe various nocturnal animals and their habits.

Snuggle up with someone snugly for this dreamy narrative about the creatures of the night.

"As dawn starts to rise in the rainforest, animals are waking up. But some animals are going to bed instead. Small brown bats have been busy all night; now it's time for them to settle in among the trees. But one baby bat wants to stay up and play"-- Provided by publisher.

Butterfly wakes up while Porcupine is having breakfast, and Porcupine tries to explain what it means to be nocturnal and Butterfly considers the advantages of a nighttime life while trying to get back to sleep.

Ms. Frizzle's class is studying about nocturnal animals--creatures of the night-- and the students imagine all sorts of strange things, such as imagining that their school bus has grown wings like a bat, and that Mr. Frizzle is a vampire.