The book “Slowly, slowly, slowly,” said the Sloth by Eric Carle, is based on Amazon rain forest animals where in the rain forest, they watch the sloth ‘slowly, slowly, slowly’ crawl along a tree branch or ‘slowly, slowly, slowly’ eat a leaf. They ask the sloth, ‘Why are you so slow?’ but the sloth does not answer until the jaguar asks why he is lazy. The Sloth begins to explain to the Jaguar in the densest chunk of text, with an unexpected list of adjectives such as lethargic, placid, tranquil and so on admitting that, while he is ‘sluggish and calm,’ he is not lazy.
The book was an enjoyable read and is suitable for children in EYFS, as it contains the bright rain forest colours across the pages and emphasises on the illustration when it introduces each rain forest animal that questions the Sloth. The narrative’s use of simple repeated phrases requires readers to follow the Sloth as the text compels them to slow down, which is an effective way of getting into the Sloth’s character when reading the book to the class or if the child is reading it.
This book can also be used to teach knowledge to the class when studying different cultures across the world as the book introduces the names of the tropical rain forest animals. This book can also be used for curriculum support in literacy as it allows children to familiarise themselves with the complex adjectives used when the Sloth explains why he is not lazy.
The book “Slowly, slowly, slowly,” said the Sloth by Eric Carle, is based on Amazon rain forest animals where in the rain forest, they watch the sloth ‘slowly, slowly, slowly’ crawl along a tree branch or ‘slowly, slowly, slowly’ eat a leaf. They ask the sloth, ‘Why are you so slow?’ but the sloth does not answer until the jaguar asks why he is lazy. The Sloth begins to explain to the Jaguar in the densest chunk of text, with an unexpected list of adjectives such as lethargic, placid, tranquil and so on admitting that, while he is ‘sluggish and calm,’ he is not lazy.
The book was an enjoyable read and is suitable for children in EYFS, as it contains the bright rain forest colours across the pages and emphasises on the illustration when it introduces each rain forest animal that questions the Sloth. The narrative’s use of simple repeated phrases requires readers to follow the Sloth as the text compels them to slow down, which is an effective way of getting into the Sloth’s character when reading the book to the class or if the child is reading it.
This book can also be used to teach knowledge to the class when studying different cultures across the world as the book introduces the names of the tropical rain forest animals. This book can also be used for curriculum support in literacy as it allows children to familiarise themselves with the complex adjectives used when the Sloth explains why he is not lazy.