Many residents of Middleburg, Indiana, are already going crazy from the ever-ringing church bells and now, after a bat is spotted in the hotel run by Bernie's family, they worry that the dangerous Indiana Aztec bat has finally arrived.
The sorceress Lady Lamorna has her heart set on a very expensive new robe, and she will stop at nothing--including kidnapping and black magic--to get the money to pay for it.
Andrew, Judy, and Thudd, shrunk down to the size of bugs by Andrew's Goa Constrictor garbage disposal machine, find themselves in big trouble when they are picked up by a bat and flown to a cave where bugs are regarded as a tasty treat.
Photographs and easy-to-follow text introduce younger readers to the life of a bat; describes their anatomy, habitat, life cycle, and unique characteristics; and discusses their position on the food chain and other related topics.
Chiro, a young bat, is nervous about flying into the world for the first time without his mother, especially on a very dark night, but he soon learns to rely on his "song" to find his way and stay safe.