STELLALUNA

Janell Cannon

Jasleen asked, “Why is the owl chasing the bat?”

Stellaluna’s mother and Stellaluna were chased by 2 wild owls. Stellaluna’s mother accidently dropped her in the air.

Erin asked, “Why is this bat just hanging by itself?”

Stellaluna was afraid. She was left hanging all alone. It was difficult for her to hang onto the branches.

Willow asked, “What are the birds in the nest chirping about?”

Stellaluna let go and fell into a bird’s nest. The baby birds said, “It’s o.k.” “Don’t cry.” “It will be fine, you should not be sad.” Stellaluna stayed with the birds.

Lauren asked, “Why is a bird dropping a grasshopper into the bat’s mouth?”

Stellaluna was hungry because she didn’t have any food to eat. So momma bird put a grasshopper into Stellaluna’s mouth. Now, she wasn’t hungry anymore.

Madeline asked, “Why is the bird scaring the bat?”

Momma bird said, “Stellaluna stop teaching my babies bad tricks. Only if you obey my rules, I will let you back into the nest.”

Zoe wondered, “Why are the birds pulling the bat?”

All the babies grew quickly. Soon the nest became crowded. That day they all learned how to fly and they did it.

Alexandra asked, “Why are these birds playing together with a bat?”

Stellaluna wants to be like the birds and be the same as them by landing on a branch.

Olivia wondered, “Why is the bat going so fast past the tress and the birds are just sitting

back watching?”

Stellaluna took off flying farther ahead of the birds. The birds were going back home because they didn’t want to get lost. It was starting to get dark.

Aditi wondered, “When will the momma bat come?”

Stellaluna was very tired so she hung onto a branch because she flew for a long time.

Reagan asked, “Why is the bat’s eyes so BIG and round?”

Stellaluna was holding onto a tree. The bats flew down and asked, “ Why are you hanging upside down?” Stellaluna let go of the tree to try flying at night with the other bats. “Wow! I can fly in the dark,” she said.

Julia wondered, “Why is this bat wrapped around fruit?”

Stellaluna found a mango and she said, “I don’t know why I was eating bugs. This fruit is delicious!”

Noel asked, “Why are those birds flying so fast and that bat chasing

the birds?”

Stellaluna flew back to the bird’s nest to show them that she could fly in the dark. She told them to try it also. They do!Stellaluna saved the baby birds because they couldn’t see in the dark. She swooped down and saved the three baby birds before they hit the ground.

Lauryn asked, “Why is the bat with bird chicks ?”

Stellaluna held onto the birds and said, “It is ok to be different.” Stellaluna saved her friends because they could not see in the dark. The birds agreed and they were all happy to be friends.