Slow, Slow Sloths

by Bonnie Bader

This fact-and-photo-filled book features one of the cutest and most unique animals out there--the sloth! Now in Step into Reading, the premier leveled reader line.

Did you know that sloths sleep up to twenty hours a day? Or that they descend from their trees only once a week to go to the bathroom? In this Step 2 Science Reader, kids will learn all about this sleepy, slow-moving mammal. With photos of adorable sloths throughout!

Step 2 Readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories, for children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help. Rhyme and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story.

Genres: Nonfiction, Picture Books, Animals, Young Readers, Science

32 pages, Paperback

Published June 1, 2021

About the author

Bonnie Bader lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Reviews

[Missy LeBlanc Ivey · Rating 5 out of 5]

READING LEVEL: 2.5 AR POINTS: 0.5

Absolutely perfect and full of great photos for young kids with their short attention spans. Who doesn't love sloths?

[VICKI SIGMAN · Rating 4 out of 5]

A favorite animal among children is the subject of this book – Slow, Slow Sloths! It is rated as a Level 2 reader for children who read with help. A map depicts where sloths live. Children will read a description of the smiling sloth and their long claws. They will also learn about their food supply, habitat, and young. This is a delightful reader with relevant and cute photography.

[Alex · Rating 1 out of 5]

I did not like this book because I do not like sloths. I also did not like this book because there were sloths in this book.

[Bennett Burgess · Rating 4 out of 5]

they can hiss.

[Missy LeBlanc Ivey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely perfect and full of great photos for young kids with their short attention spans. Who doesn't love sloths?

[Adam Shain · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very simple. My son loved it. Reads easier than a 2.

[Darius Billings · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked that the sloth is climbing up the tree.

I learned that when sloths eat leaves, they don’t get very many calories, and that’s one of the reasons sloths are so slow.

[Beth · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have a difficult relationship with early readers. I know their purpose is different from a chapter book or even a picture book, but I just find the text so lacking in flow and interest. Again, I know that beautiful flow isn't necessarily the purpose of books like this, but there are some early readers that get it right (Bink and Gollie is the gold standard of early readers in my opinion) so I feel like we can and should always have good writing in mind no matter the audience. Luckily the pictures in this book are totes adorbs so that is what ultimately held my interest.

[Teresa Reads · Rating 4 out of 5]

Though this is a book for young readers, it still packs in a lot of interesting information. I didn't know that sloths sleep 15-20 hours a day, are in the same family as armadillos, or that algae grows on their fur because they move so slow! And those are just a few of the facts contained in this book. Great for animal lovers and young readers.

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fabulous pictures and info.

[Kerrikoala · Rating 4 out of 5]

As an adult, I thought the pictures were cute, but I can imagine some kids out there being freaked out by them, especially the wet one on page 21.

[Whole And · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent reader with stunning photographs and information on the smug and cute sloths.

[Athena · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very informative. It has you pay attention...asks a question you might miss if you're reading quickly.