Score One for the Sloths
by:
Helen Lester (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780613730242 (0613730240)
Publish date: September 1st 2003
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
I kind of liked that this story featured sloths--what a unique choice of animal to center a story around. I really enjoyed reading the slow, lazy, sloth-y parts to the kids, and I just loved the pictures of these creatures draped about. I imagine that my niece probably identified with Sparky. Fro...
The students and faculty of Sleepy Valley Sloth School were content in their slothfulness until a representative of the Board from the Society for Organizness Sameness appears. With the help from new friend Sparky the school is saved.
Sloths, despite their names, are not lazy. Like some of my other favorite critters, their evolutionary commitment to a low-value food source means that they spend a lot of time eating for very little caloric reward (see also koalas and giant pandas). This to say I get the joke of the book, but I'm n...
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