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2) Sloths
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English
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"Book introduces the reader to the world of sloths"--
"Meet the sensational sloth, the world's slowest mammal! You'll laugh out loud as you learn all about this creature that has an awesome grip... and spends about 90 percent of its life upside down in trees!" --
3) Sloths
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"Meet the sloth! Learn about how this slow mammal grows algae on its fur. Elementary-aged readers will discover that some sloths sleep the day away. Full color images and clear explanations highlight the habitat, diet, and lifestyle of these cute creatures. A Brazilian folktale explains why sloths don't build nests. Part of Creative Education's Amazing Animals series, this title will delight animal lovers and serve both report writers and browsers....
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Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First edition.
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English
Description
Hang around just like a sloth and get to know the delightful residents of the Avarios Sloth Sanctuary in Costa Rica, the world's largest sloth orphanage. You'll fall in love with bad-boy Mateo, ooh and ahh over baby Biscuit, and want to wrap your arms around champion cuddle buddy Ubu!
5) Sloths
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English
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"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces sloths to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--
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Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
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English
Description
"Take a sloth's-eye view of the world in this beautiful and informative photographic picture book. Young readers will see where sloths live, what they eat, how they hide from predators, and much more. They'll learn about the creatures that interact with and depend on sloths in the interconnected and fragile tropical forest ecosystem"--
7) Baby sloth
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High in the thick mangrove trees, a baby sloth clings to his mother. As he grows, the young sloth learns what leaves are best to eat, and where to climb the treetops to bask in the sunshine after frequent rains. But the sleepy sloth never leaves the safety of the trees. It isn't until his mother finally deserts him that the lonely young sloth must discover the world below all by himself.
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"Sloth sleeps a lot. His favorite thing to do is take a nice, peaceful nap. But the other jungle animals are busy, and make a lot of noise, too. Kangaroo is always jumping on her trampoline. Elephant is always lifting weights. However, Monkey finds out the hard way that he's no good at lifting weights, and Elephant can't jump on the trampoline very well. The animals learn that everyone does something best -- and Sloth's talent is sleeping!"--Page...
9) Sloths
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English
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"Simple text and photographs present sloths, how they look, where they live, and what they do"--Provided by publisher.
10) Oh look, a cake!
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[2021].
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English
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"Sloth and Lemur come across a cake. A mysterious delicious-looking cake. Should they share it with their friends? Or should they eat it themselves?"--Provided by publisher.
11) Sparky!
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Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
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English
Description
A child takes a sloth named Sparky as a pet.
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English
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"Sloths spend most of their lives in trees, and until recently scientists didn't know very much about them. But Dr. Rebecca Cliffe was determined to discover their secrets. To find out more, she fitted sloths with special backpacks containing a device to track their activity. She learned how to climb trees in the Costa Rican jungle so she could take sloth hair samples and test their DNA. And she's helped create sloth crossings and plant trees to ensure...
13) Jasper & Ollie
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Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
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English
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Description
Jasper, an impatient fox, and Ollie, a slow-moving sloth, head to the pool on a summer day, each taking their own unique path.
14) Sloths
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English
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"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to sloths. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
15) Being a sloth
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English
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Slow-moving, strange-looking sloths are only found in Central and South America. Readers are encouraged to learn about them while imagining themselves living the same arboreal life. With their algae-covered hair and hook-like claws, these mammals are presented in intriguing photographs and absorbing text. Readers will be astonished that giant sloths once roamed Earth. They'll also learn the differences between two- and three-toed sloths with the help...
17) Sloths
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Hang out in the treetops of the Amazon rain forest with the sloth! Engaging text and oversized, striking photos invite readers to travel to South America and learn about the sloth's body structure, diet, life cycle, social behavior, habitat, predators, and ways of defense. Simple, labeled maps highlight the animal's home territory. Background information about South America is also given, as well as threats to the sloth's survival. The book closes...
19) I love sloths!
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"Perhaps it's their perpetually smiling faces. Or, it might be their sweet dispositions. Whatever it is, kids love sloths! Bed sheets and clothes covered in sloths have become popular, and stuffed sloths are as easy to find as teddy bears. This volume brings sloth-loving children up-close-and-personal with their favorite animal. Full-color photographs of cute, slow-moving sloths draw in new and independent readers"--
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