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Sloths

Sloths

by Melis­sa Stewart

Lern­er Pub­li­ca­tions, 2005

for Grades 4–8

ISBN 978–1‑57505–577‑0

Pur­chase this book at your local inde­pen­dent book­seller or Amazon.com.

Sloths, the slow­est mam­mals in the world, live in the trop­i­cal forests of Cen­tral and South Amer­i­ca. Hang­ing upside down by their long clawed arms, these strange ani­mals sur­vive by feed­ing at night and mov­ing so slow­ly that they escape the notice of their predators.

Honors and Awards

  • Soci­ety of School Librar­i­ans Inter­na­tion­al Hon­or Book

Reviews

“The well-com­posed text traces [sloths’] evo­lu­tion from pre­his­toric prog­en­i­tors to the cur­rent day … With its well-cap­tioned, full-col­or pho­tos on every page and infor­ma­tive text, Sloths offers enough infor­ma­tion for sol­id reports and gen­er­al inter­est.” (School Library Jour­nal)

Behind the Book

“When I went to Cos­ta Rica with my husband’s fam­i­ly, one of the ani­mals on my wish list was a three-toed sloth. My hus­band and broth­er-in-law spot­ted one first. Unfor­tu­nate­ly, I was off on a tour of the riv­er. Then we all saw one a few days lat­er. Actu­al­ly, we saw two. My 7‑year-old niece, Iris, was fas­ci­nat­ed by the tiny baby sloth that clung to its upside-down moth­er, hour after hour.”

Series at a Glance

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Sloths

by Melis­sa Stewart

Lern­er Pub­li­ca­tions, 2005

for Grades 4–8

ISBN 978–1‑57505–577‑0

Pur­chase this book at your local inde­pen­dent book­seller or Amazon.com.