This two-act puppet play, in rhyme, has a cast of two characters: Bruno, the bat, and Della, the doe. It is an excellent resource for helping students in grades 1-3 strengthen their foundational reading skills in phonics, word recognition, fluency, vocabulary, and prosody. Focusing on where bats make a roost, the play can enhance a science unit on animal habitats. Additionally, students can act out the play (with or without puppets), design scenery and props, make puppets, and illustrate the pla