Sloths

by Laura Buller

Does your child love everything about the slow, sleepy world of sloths? Then this children's reading book, packed full of fun facts and cute sloth pictures, will be perfect for them.

In this chapter book for children you'll trek deep into the South American rainforest in search of adorable sloths. Packed full of amazing animal facts, children will be fascinated to find out what makes this sleepy animal so slow, how they're such expert swimmers, and why they look like they're always smiling. These fascinating facts are paired with adorable photographs of llamas, providing an ideal balance of words and images for children learning to read.

Created with the help of top literacy consultants, Sloths is the perfect book to help build general knowledge at the same time as learning to read. And as this unique animal is such a favorite for kids, this book will encourage reading for pleasure, which is linked with improved reading and writing skills.

Sloths is a new Level 2 title in the engaging four level DK Readers series, aimed at children who are beginning to read. Developing a lifelong love of reading, DK Readers cover a vast range of fascinating subjects to support children as they become confident readers. DK Readers are assessed by both Fountas & Pinnell and Lexile levels, and are ideal for learning to read while building general knowledge.

Genres: Science

48 pages, Paperback

Published July 16, 2019

About the author

Laura Buller is a British author, editor, and publisher specializing in children's nonfiction and educational publishing. Based in London, she has extensive experience creating books for young readers and levelled reading programs. She has also worked in publishing with DK, developing engaging children's content.

Reviews

[Jon Nakapalau]

Great first book on sloths! They are such bizarre creatures; it amazes me that they are still even around! You would thing that a creature as slow as they are would not have made it as long as they have. I guess it is a good lesson when it comes to the complex equation of survival; so many creatures that are gone seem (to me) to have had a better chance that sloths!

[Julian]

Sloths are our favorite father/daughter animal. We want to learn about them, get stuffies, shirts, etc. We were big fans of the 'Survival of the Slowest' exhibition at the Canadian Museum of Nature. This book is packed of tons of information about sloths (types depending on the number of claws, their higher speed in water, them leaving the trees to poop, etc.).

Great stuff.

[Robin Pelletier]

My dad's favorite animal was the sloth. Based on the cover and title, I needed to read it in his honor. I realize that I know nothing about teaching children how to read. There is so much science that goes into it! I love all the ideas and strategies that this book gives on how to read it with littles and how to teach and practice the "the" sound. If you like sloths and you have someone in your life learning to read, this is the book for you!

Teachers of littles, I would 100% add this to my library!

[Rebecca]

Thanks so much to NetGalley for the free Kindle book. My review is freely given, and my opinions are my own.

This is a great kids book! Would definitely recommend!!

[Andrea Cox]

So cute! I now want a pygmy three-toed sloth. Super adorable! Loved learning more about my favorite animal.

[Kai Charles(Fiction State Of Mind)]

Coyer Winter Read With Friends
It started with a pair of Christmas socks. I have the cutest pair of Sloth socks so I began wondering about them when I found this very cute book . I learned so fantastic facts about them and enjoyed the amazing pictures.

[Kiki]

Interesting and useful facts about sloths. Great pictures. Short quiz at the end to test comprehension.

[Ellie]

my bestie got me this book and it’s making me want to have children so i can read it to them and then we can share a love of sloths