BATS Mystery Books for Reluctant Readers https://www.hip-books.com/product-category/bats-mystery/ Thu, 22 Feb 2024 03:41:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 HIP BATS MYSTERY Teacher’s Guide Pack https://www.hip-books.com/browse-books/bats-mystery/hip-bats-mystery-teachers-guide-pack/ https://www.hip-books.com/browse-books/bats-mystery/hip-bats-mystery-teachers-guide-pack/#respond Tue, 23 Nov 2021 16:19:38 +0000 https://www.hip-books.com/?post_type=product&p=14945 HIP BATS Mystery Teacher's Guide Pack - saves you over 15% plus no shipping charges and no waiting! Download them right away!

Includes lesson plans for each novel in the HIP BATS Mystery Pack, background materials, discussion questions, graphic organizers and after-reading activities. These guides make teaching easy for both small-group and whole-class instruction.

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]]> These Teacher’s Guides include background material, discussion questions, graphic organizers and after-reading activities. The guide makes teaching easy for both small-group and whole-class instruction.

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]]> https://www.hip-books.com/browse-books/bats-mystery/hip-bats-mystery-teachers-guide-pack/feed/ 0 Bats Past Midnight https://www.hip-books.com/browse-books/bats-mystery/bats-past-midnight/ https://www.hip-books.com/browse-books/bats-mystery/bats-past-midnight/#respond Fri, 22 Jan 2016 15:19:41 +0000 https://www.hip-books.com/product/bats-1-bats-past-midnight/ Bats Past Midnight is the first book in the BATS Mystery series. Sam and Simon (the “Bat Gang") are curious about a fancy car that hangs around their schoolyard late at night. When they try to find out more, they end up in trouble at school and at home. But they end up helping the police catch a gang of drug dealers.

Author: Sharon Jennings
Reading level: Grade 2.5  (Lexile 390 L)
Interest level: Grades 4-8

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]]> Bats Past Midnight is the first book in the BATS Mystery series. Sam and Simon (the “Bat gang”) wonder about a fancy car that hangs around their school late at night. When they try to find out more, they end up in trouble at school, at home and with the police.

Reading Level: 2.5 Lexile 390 L
Interest Level: Grades 3-6+

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]]> https://www.hip-books.com/browse-books/bats-mystery/bats-past-midnight/feed/ 0 Bats in the Graveyard https://www.hip-books.com/browse-books/bats-mystery/bats-in-the-graveyard/ https://www.hip-books.com/browse-books/bats-mystery/bats-in-the-graveyard/#respond Fri, 22 Jan 2016 15:20:23 +0000 https://www.hip-books.com/product/bats-2-bats-in-the-graveyard/ Bats in the Graveyard is the second book the BATS Mystery series. On Halloween night, Sam and Simon end up in the local graveyard, running from a ghoul. Then Sam falls into an open grave.  And that’s only the start of their problems!

Author: Sharon Jennings
Reading level: Grade 2.4  (Lexile 370 L)
Interest level: Grades 4-8

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In this book excerpt, Sam and Simon have to plan a Halloween party for Sam's little sister. But two middle-school boys have quite a different idea about Halloween fun than a group of six year-old girls! Kids will enjoy reading this story about a Halloween party gone wrong. 

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]]> Bats in the Graveyard is the second book in Sharon Jennings’ Bats series. Sam and Simon (the Bat Gang) have to look after Simon’s little sister on Halloween night. Soon the Bats end up in the graveyard – chased by a ghoul, crying for help. And then it all gets worse!

Reading Level: grade 2.4     Lexile 370 L         Interest Level: Grades 3-6+

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]]> https://www.hip-books.com/browse-books/bats-mystery/bats-in-the-graveyard/feed/ 0 Jingle Bats https://www.hip-books.com/browse-books/bats-mystery/jingle-bats/ https://www.hip-books.com/browse-books/bats-mystery/jingle-bats/#respond Fri, 22 Jan 2016 15:19:41 +0000 https://www.hip-books.com/product/bats-3-jingle-bats/ Jingle Bats is the third and funniest book in the BATS Mystery Series. Sam and Simon are stuck helping as Santa’s elves at the local mall's toy drive. When the donated toys start disappearing, the boys are blamed. Their quest to find the real thieves takes them on a hilarious chase through the women's lingerie section of the department store.Sample pages from JINGLE BATS Teacher's Guide

Author: Sharon Jennings

Reading level: Grade 2.4
(Lexile 350 L)
Interest level: Grades 3-8

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]]> Jingle Bats is the third and funniest book in the Bats Mystery series. Sam and Simon (the Bat Gang) get holiday jobs at the local mall working as Santa’s elves. But when toys start to disappear from the donation box, the Bat Gang has to find the thief!

Reading level: grade 2.4      Lexile 350 L        Interest Level: Grades 3-7

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“The story is fast paced and includes several end-of-chapter cliffhangers to keep the reader involved. Controlled vocabulary and realistic dialogue further engage the reluctant reader.”-CM

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]]> https://www.hip-books.com/browse-books/bats-mystery/jingle-bats/feed/ 0 Bat-napped https://www.hip-books.com/browse-books/bats-mystery/bat-napped/ https://www.hip-books.com/browse-books/bats-mystery/bat-napped/#respond Fri, 22 Jan 2016 15:20:23 +0000 https://www.hip-books.com/product/bats-4-batnapped/ Bat-napped is the fourth book in the BATS Mystery Series. It’s Valentine’s Day and Sam has two tickets to a hockey game. But his friend Simon would rather go to the school dance - with a girl! If that weren't bad enough, Simon and his girlfriend disappear and Sam has to lead the police to the kidnappers.

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Author: Sharon Jennings
Reading level: Grade 2.5 (Lexile 340L)
Interest level: Grades 4-8

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Fun Facts about February - A Research Activity for Students

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]]> Bat-napped is the fourth book in the Bats Mystery series. It’s Valentine’s Day and Sam has two tickets to a Leafs game. But his friend Simon would rather go to the school dance – with a girl! If that weren’t bad enough, Simon and the girl are both kidnapped and Sam has to lead the police to the kidnappers.  (SPOILER  ALERT:  It’s all  part of a movie set!)

Reading level: grade 2.5         Lexile 340 L       Interest level: grades 3-6+

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Fun Facts about February – A Research Activity

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]]> https://www.hip-books.com/browse-books/bats-mystery/bat-napped/feed/ 0 Bats on Break https://www.hip-books.com/browse-books/bats-mystery/bats-on-break/ https://www.hip-books.com/browse-books/bats-mystery/bats-on-break/#respond Fri, 22 Jan 2016 15:19:41 +0000 https://www.hip-books.com/product/bats-5-bats-on-break/ Bats on Break is book five of the BATS Mystery Series. Sam and Simon get to go on a tropical vacation for spring break. But instead of relaxing by the pool, they find themselves chasing poachers who are stealing endangered turtles.

Author: Sharon Jennings
Reading level: Grade 2.5  (Lexile 450)
Interest level: Grades 4-8

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]]> Bats on Break is book five of the Bats Mystery series. Sam and Simon are off on a Spring Break vacation to the Caribbean. Of course there’s a crime to solve: someone at the resort has stolen four giant turtles. Soon the Bat Gang is on the case … and have to take on an entire smuggling ring!

Reading level: grade 2.5        Lexile 450          Interest level: grades 4-7

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]]> https://www.hip-books.com/browse-books/bats-mystery/bats-on-break/feed/ 0 Baseball Bats https://www.hip-books.com/browse-books/bats-mystery/baseball-bats/ https://www.hip-books.com/browse-books/bats-mystery/baseball-bats/#respond Fri, 22 Jan 2016 15:20:23 +0000 https://www.hip-books.com/product/bats-6-baseball-bats/ Baseball Bats is the final book in the BATS Mystery Series. Their teacher, Mr. Chong, has been accused of stealing jewelry, When Sam and Simon try to find the real thief, they get locked in the gym equipment room on the last day of school.  Can they get out in time for summer holidays?

Author: Sharon Jennings
Reading level: Grade 2.4 (Lexile 470)
Interest level: Grades 4-8

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]]> Baseball Bats is the final book in the Bats Mystery Series. When Mr. Chong is charged with stealing jewelry, Sam and Simon know he isn’t guilty. The Bat Gang sets out to catch the real thief, but then have to sneak into their own school to try to catch him. Soon the boys get into more trouble than they could possibly imagine.
 
Reading level: grade 2.4     Lexile 470       Interest level: grades 4-7

 

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]]> https://www.hip-books.com/browse-books/bats-mystery/baseball-bats/feed/ 0 BATS Mystery Pack https://www.hip-books.com/browse-books/library-packs/bats-mystery-pack/ https://www.hip-books.com/browse-books/library-packs/bats-mystery-pack/#respond Fri, 22 Jan 2016 15:20:23 +0000 https://www.hip-books.com/product/bats-mystery-pack/ BATS Mystery Pack includes all six BATS Mystery novels at a discounted price. Your students can follow Sam and Simon (two junior detectives who call themselves the Bat Gang) through six exciting adventures, from the first day of school to the last. These books are often funny, always entertaining mysteries that students in Grades 4-8 will really enjoy - and find easy to read.

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]]> BATS Mystery Pack includes all six BATS Mystery novels at a discounted price. Your students can follow Sam and Simon (two junior detectives who call themselves the Bat Gang) over six exciting adventures, from the first day of school to the last. These books are often funny, always entertaining mysteries that students in Grades 4-8 will really enjoy – and find easy to read.

 

 

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