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  • Check out these titles and more at Your Local Library – it is the same everywhere. In the Dewey Decimal Classification system, the number 599.4 is the specific section designated for bats (Chiroptera). How the Classification Works:
    • 500: Natural sciences and mathematics
    • 590: Animals and zoology
    • 599: Mammals
    • 599.4: Bats
  • Berk, Ari. Nightsong. Illustrated by Loren Long. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2012. ISBN-13: 978-1-4169-7886-2 (hardcover). Publisher’s website.
  • Butcher, Ginger. The Adventures of Echo the Bat. Illustrated by Ginger Butcher in NASA’s current listing; Beth Broadhurst in an alternate Bat Week listing. NASA Goddard / Landsat education project, undated. ISBN-13: Public-domain educational booklet. Publisher’s website.
  • Cannon, Janell. Stellaluna. Illustrated by Janell Cannon. Harcourt, 1993. ISBN-13: 978-0-15-280217-2 (hardcover); 978-0-15-206287-3 (board book). Publisher’s website.
  • Carney, Elizabeth, and National Geographic Kids. Bats (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2). Photography by National Geographic Kids; National Geographic Kids, 2010. ISBN-13: 978-1-4263-0710-2 (paperback). Publisher’s website.
  • Carson, Mary Kay. The Bat Scientists. Photographs by Tom Uhlman. Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2010. ISBN-13: 978-0-547-19956-6 (hardcover). Publisher’s website.
  • Davies, Nicola. Bat Loves the Night. Illustrated by Sarah Fox-Davies. Walker Books, 2001; U.S. edition, Candlewick Press. ISBN-13: 978-0-7636-7334-5 (Candlewick paperback with audio). Publisher’s website.
  • Earle, Ann. Zipping, Zapping, Zooming Bats. Illustrated by Henry Cole. HarperCollins, 1995. ISBN-13: 978-0-06-445133-8 (paperback). Publisher’s website.
  • Forrester, Anna. Bat Count: A Citizen Science Story. Illustrated by Susan Detwiler. Arbordale Publishing, 2017. ISBN-13: 978-1-62855-894-4 (hardcover); 978-1-62855-895-1 (paperback). Publisher’s website.
  • Gerber, Carole. Little Red Bat. Illustrated by Christina Wald. Sylvan Dell Publishing (now Arbordale Publishing), 2010. ISBN-13: 978-1-60718-069-2 (hardcover). Publisher’s website.
  • Halfmann, Janet. Home in the Cave. Illustrated by Shennen Bersani. Sylvan Dell Publishing (now Arbordale Publishing), 2012. ISBN-13: 978-1-60718-522-2 (hardcover). Publisher’s website.
  • Klukow, Mary Ellen. A Bat Colony’s Search for a New Home. Illustrated by Romina Martí; Amicus / Amicus Ink, 2019. ISBN-13: 978-1-68152-486-3. Publisher’s website.
  • Lies, Brian. Bats at the Library. Illustrated by Brian Lies. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2008. ISBN-13: 978-0-618-99923-1 (hardcover). Publisher’s website.
  • Stewart, Melissa. A Place for Bats. Illustrated by Higgins Bond. Peachtree Publishing Company, 2012; updated edition, 2024. ISBN-13: 978-1-68263-742-5 (2024 updated edition). Publisher’s website.

General Books (in no particular order)

  • Bakker, Karen. The Sounds of Life: How Digital Technology Is Bringing Us Closer to the Worlds of Animals and Plants. Princeton University Press, 2022. ISBN 978-0-691-20628-8. Publisher’s website
  • Belwood, Jacqueline J. In Ohio’s Backyard: Bats. Drawings by Ann E. Geise. Ohio Biological Survey, 1998. ISBN 978-0-86727-125-6. Publisher’s website
  • Henion, Leigh Ann. Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark. Algonquin Books, 2024. ISBN 978-1-64375-336-2. Publisher’s website
  • Kunz, Thomas H., and Stuart Parsons, editors. Ecological and Behavioral Methods for the Study of Bats. 2nd ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0-8018-9147-2. Publisher’s website
  • Lacki, Michael J., John P. Hayes, and Allen Kurta, editors. Bats in Forests: Conservation and Management. Foreword by Merlin D. Tuttle. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-8018-8499-3. Publisher’s website
  • Reeder, DeeAnn M. The Lives of Bats: A Natural History. Princeton University Press, 2025. ISBN 978-0-691-25762-4. Publisher’s website
  • Taylor, Marianne. Bats: An Illustrated Guide to All Species. Science editor and photographer, Merlin D. Tuttle. Smithsonian Books, 2019. ISBN 978-1-58834-647-6. Publisher’s website
  • Tuttle, Merlin D. The Secret Lives of Bats: My Adventures with the World’s Most Misunderstood Mammals. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015. Reprint, Mariner Books, 2018. ISBN 978-0-544-81559-9. Publisher’s website
  • Yovel, Yossi. The Genius Bat: The Secret Life of the Only Flying Mammal. St. Martin’s Press, 2025. ISBN 978-1-250-37844-6. Publisher’s website
  • Brack, Virgil, Jr., Dale W. Sparks, John O. Whitaker, Jr., Brianne L. Walters, and Angela Boyer. Bats of Ohio. Terre Haute, IN: Indiana State University Center for North American Bat Research and Conservation, 2010. 90 pages. Book information and sales page—Batgoods
  • Gannon, Michael R., Carlos A. Iudica, and Shahroukh Mistry. Bats of Pennsylvania. Terre Haute, IN: Indiana State University Center for Bat Research, Outreach, and Conservation, 2013. 64 pages. Book information and sales page—Batgoods
  • Kurta, Allen. Bats of Michigan. Terre Haute, IN: Indiana State University Center for North American Bat Research and Conservation, 2008. 72 pages. ISBN 978-0-9817096-1-1. Book information and sales page—Batgoods
  • Whitaker, John O., Jr., Virgil Brack, Jr., Dale W. Sparks, James B. Cope, and Scott Johnson. Bats of Indiana. Terre Haute, IN: Indiana State University Center for North American Bat Research and Conservation, 2007. 59 pages. ISBN 978-0-9817096-3-5. Book information and sales page—Batgoods

Previous Career Science

Publications:

  • 2019, Multifactor Assessment of Non-Antimicrobial Soap Performance, Open Forum Infectious Diseases 6(5), ofz151, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz151
  • 2018, Novel Non-Antimicrobial Soap Developed to Improve Skin Cleansing for Healthcare, American Journal of Infection Control 46(6):S32, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2018.04.082
  • 2018, Effect of Alcohol-Based Hand Rub on Hand Microbiome and Hand Skin Health in Hospitalized Adult Stem Cell Transplant Patients: A Pilot Study, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 78(6):1218-1221.e5, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2017.11.046
  • 2016, Effect of Different Alcohols on Stratum Corneum Kallikrein 5 and Phospholipase A2 Together with Epidermal Keratinocytes and Skin Irritation, International Journal of Cosmetic Science 39(2), https://doi.org/10.1111/ics.12364
  • 2016, Efficacy, Skin Care and Performance Characteristics of a Well-Formulated Chlorhexidine Gluconate Hand Wash, American Journal of Infection Control 44(6S), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2016.04.027
  • 2015, Alcohol-Based Handrub Formulated Developed Specifically for High-use Environments Can Improve Key Skin Condition Measures While Maintaining Aesthetics and Antimicrobial Efficacy, American Journal of Infection Control 43(6):S38, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2015.04.096
  • 2013, P099: High Compliance Alcohol Based Hand Rub Skin Tolerability: Alcohol Type and Application Frequency Assessment, Poster/conference abstract; Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2(Suppl 1):P99, https://doi.org/10.1186/2047-2994-2-S1-P99
  • 2004, Effectiveness of a Hand Care Regimen with Moisturizer in Manufacturing Facilities Where Workers Are Prone to Occupational Irritant Dermatitis, Dermatitis 15(1):10-17, https://doi.org/10.2310/6620.2004.20420
  • 2000, Use of Skin Bioengineering Techniques for the Prevention of Irritant Contact Dermatitis, American Journal of Contact Dermatitis 11(3):199, https://doi.org/10.1053/ajcd.2000.3033

Patents (US Only, International Patents not listed):

  • US8350706B2 / US20100332022A1, Hygiene Compliance Monitoring System, Priority/filed June 30, 2009; application published Dec. 30, 2010; granted Jan. 8, 2013, Inventors include Jackson W. Wegelin, Todd J. Cartner, and Chip Curtis; assignee GOJO Industries.
  • US8717177B2 / US20110169643A1, Hygiene Compliance Monitoring System, Priority Jan. 11, 2010; granted May 6, 2014, Patent summary lists Todd J. Cartner as an inventor; associated with GOJO Industries.
  • US20110169645A1, Hygiene Compliance Monitoring System, Published July 14, 2011, Listed under Todd J. Cartner, Uniontown, Ohio. Appears related to the same patent family; verify before counting as a separate invention.
  • US20130254136A1, Customizable Dispensing Systems and Dispensing Dose of Fragrance Upon Actuation, Priority March 22, 2012; filed March 14, 2013; published Sept. 26, 2013; Inventors include Nick E. Ciavarella, Matthew J. Archer, Todd Cartner, Diane Hillman, and Amanda Jo Copeland; assignee GOJO Industries.
  • US20130262345A1, Personalized Dispenser System, Priority March 27, 2012; filed March 14, 2013; published Oct. 3, 2013; Inventors include Nick E. Ciavarella, Matthew J. Archer, Todd Cartner, Diane Hillman, and Amanda Jo Copeland; assignee GOJO Industries.
  • US20140230377A1, System for Producing a Customizable Personal Skincare Product in a Portable Dispenser, and Related Methods, Filed Feb. 15, 2013; published Aug. 21, 2014, Inventors include Todd J. Cartner, Nick E. Ciavarella, Amanda J. Copeland, David J. Shumaker, and Matthew Archer; applicant GOJO Industries.