Download or read book How Sloths Grow Up written by Linda Bozzo and published by Enslow Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2019-12-15 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The slowest mammals on earth, sloths were born to be tree-dwellers. Sloth mothers give birth while hanging upside down! With their long, sharp, curved claws, baby sloths spend their days clinging to tree branches in the rain forest. They make their way down from the trees only once a week for a bathroom break, which makes them vulnerable to predation. Readers will enjoy an accessible yet informative look into how baby sloths grow up. Amazing full-color photographs will fascinate animal lovers while fast facts and words to know sections extend the learning experience.
Download or read book Sloths written by Rebecca Cliffe and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sloth expert Rebecca Cliffe has teamed up with world renowned wildlife photographer Suzi Eszterhas to produce this stunning coffee-table book which takes readers on an immersive journey through the jungles of South America to discover the secret lives of sloths. The story is illustrated through spectacular imagery capturing some of the most intimate and rarely seen moments, while the narrative reveals some of the latest scientific discoveries and provides fascinating insights into the previously unknown habits of these unusual animals. A portion of all proceeds from the sale of this book go towards supporting the work of the Sloth Conservation Foundation.
Download or read book Sloths The Ultimate Sloth Book for Kids written by Jenny Kellett and published by Bellanova Books. This book was released on 2023-03-27 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do your kids love sloths? In The Ultimate Sloth Book for Kids, non-fiction author Jenny Kellett gives you only the best sloth facts that kids aged 9+ will love. With over 100 incredible facts, gorgeous hi-res photos, and a fun BONUS word search available in the print version, children will be completely immersed and fascinated by the exciting world of everyone’s favorite lazy tree-dweller in this interactive sloth book for kids. Did you know...? • Baby sloths learn which foods they should eat by licking their mother’s lips. • Sloths are able to hold their breath for around 40 minutes so that they have enough time underwater to cross rivers or go to different islands. • While most mammals’ muscle weight is around 40-45% of their body weight, for a sloth it is only 25-30%. You’ll find these facts and many more in this illustrated book for kids. With 20+ stunning sloth photos, even early readers will enjoy The Ultimate Sloth Book for Kids— as well as adults! Perfect for teaching children to read, while letting them learn about the fascinating world of sloths, it is ideal for long car journeys and bedtime reading. Scroll up and click Buy Now and help your child become a sloth expert in no time!
Download or read book A Little Book of Sloth written by Lucy Cooke and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-03-05 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cozy up with adorable baby sloths in this irresistible photographic picture book. 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! From British filmmaker and sloth expert Lucy Cooke comes a hilarious, heart-melting photographic picture book starring the laziest—and one of the cutest—animals on the planet.
Download or read book Kyle Goes Alone written by Jan Thornhill and published by Owlkids. This book was released on 2015 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Kyle the sloth has to go to the bathroom, he must make the long trip down to the forest floor all alone, but soon finds lots of friends along his journey.
Download or read book Being a Sloth written by Julia McDonnell and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 1900-01-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 of a graphic organizer.
Download or read book Slothlove written by Sam Trull and published by Inkshares. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As featured on National Geographic, The Today Show, Upworthy, Mental Floss, The Huffington Post, Flavorwire, Lonely Planet and many others... Wildlife conservationist and photographer Sam Trull’s world changed forever when she gave up her comfortable life in the United States for the wilds of Costa Rica. After almost twenty years of working with animals, one creature in particular had captured her heart: the sloth. In her stunning photo series, Slothlove, Sam shares intimate portraits of these captivating and endearing animals from her unique perspective as their protector, mother, and friend. Sam not only found her life’s work among her beloved sloths; she also found comfort, friendship, and inspiration after having suffered a devastating loss. Woven in with these images are unforgettable stories of heartbreak and survival, as well as interesting facts about these intelligent and beautiful creatures. Slothlove is an unforgettable journey into the trees of the Costa Rican rainforest and a moving portrait of the profound connection between humans and animals.
Download or read book Priceless written by Bradley Trevor Greive and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2002-11-02 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Description
Download or read book Sharks Vs Sloths written by Julie Beer and published by National Geographic Kids. This book was released on 2019 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this quircky competition, these two creature contenders battle it out in 22 exciting categories, from best smile to biggest pooper to most famous." -- back cover.
Download or read book Let s Look at Sloths written by Janet Piehl and published by LernerClassroom. This book was released on 2010-08-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces sloths, describing their physical characteristics, habitat, life cycle, and predators.
Download or read book Life in the Sloth Lane written by Lucy Cooke and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 2018-04-17 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WHY ARE SLOTHS ALWAYS SMILING? Perhaps it’s because they’ve mastered the art of taking it slow in a world whose frenzied pace is driving the rest of us crazy. Here, in a mindfulness book like no other, heart-tuggingly cute photographs of these always-chill creatures are paired with words of wisdom, all to inspire us to slow down, stop to enjoy the little things, and come up relaxed, centered, and smiling.
Download or read book The Secret Life of the Sloth written by Laurence Pringle and published by Astra Publishing House. This book was released on 2021-04-20 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A year in the life of a sloth is revealed in this stunningly illustrated nonfiction picture book, the latest in the popular The Secret Life series. Meet Perezoso, a brown-throated three-fingered sloth who lives in a rainforest habitat. Young readers will be fascinated as they learn all about her life -- how she searches for food, keeps herself safe from prey, and gives birth to a baby. Gorgeous realistic illustrations celebrate these intriguing creatures, and the story is filled with important facts and terms. The back matter at the conclusion of the book provides more in-depth information, a glossary, and further resources.
Download or read book Three Toed Sloths written by Rachel Lynette and published by Bearport Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mother three-toed sloths give birth to their young while hanging in a tree! So begins the life of a baby three-toed sloth—one of the slowest animals on Earth. In this coming-of-age introduction to these fascinating mammals, readers will learn all about baby three-toed sloths and how most of what they do—eat and sleep—is done high up in the treetops of the Amazon jungle. The colorful interior spreads and gorgeous photos of three-toed sloth babies are sure to delight emergent readers.
Download or read book Sloth and Squirrel in a Pickle written by Cathy Ballou Mealey and published by Kids Can Press Ltd. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two lovable, but unlikely, friends try to get the job done. Sloth and Squirrel have different ways of doing things — and different speeds of doing them. So, when fast-as-lightning Squirrel gets himself and slow-as-molasses Sloth hired as pickle packers to earn money for a new bike, things don’t go according to plan. They’re so bad, in fact, that the friends are shown the door, along with the 677 1/2 jars of pickles they packed incorrectly! Now their bicycle dream is shot. Or so they think — until the resourceful pair come up with an ingenious plan! Whoever said fast and slow don’t go together didn’t know Sloth and Squirrel!
Download or read book The Adventures of Dr Sloth written by Suzi Eszterhas and published by Millbrook Press TM. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! True or false: Sloths are lazy. Answer: False! True or false: Sloths are mysterious. Answer: True! Scientists are only beginning to discover how sloths live in the wild. 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 the sloths aren’t trapped in shrinking territories. Along the way, she earned the nickname Dr. Sloth. Discover the story of how an animal-loving kid in England grew up to become one of the world’s leading sloth scientists, and learn how Dr. Sloth is using her discoveries to help keep sloths safe. Author and professional wildlife photographer Suzi Eszterhas brings readers up close to the action with engaging text and fantastic photos. Scan QR codes throughout the book to see her videos of sloths in the wild!
Download or read book The Biology of the Xenarthra written by Sergio F. Vizcaíno and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Xenarthra are an order of the mammals consisting of the armadillos, anteaters, and sloths. The Biology of the Xenarthra is the first authoratative study of the Xenarthra in a generation. The volume features an impressive group of international scholars who explore the current biology and ecological status of these mammals in each of the geographic regions they inhabit. Many of these populations reside in developing countries, and before now, information on these species has been scarce. Topics cover a wide array of issues including genetics, physiology, behavior, ecology, and conservation. Discussions range from paleontological perspectives on xenarthran evolution to both lab and field-based studies of living species. Contemporary research in areas such as genome sequencing and leprosy in armadillos is also included.
Download or read book Slow Slow Sloths written by Bonnie Bader and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This adorable book all about sloths is perfect for young animal-lovers! This fact-and-photo-filled book features one of the cutest and most unique animals out there--the sloth! Did you know that sloths sleep up to twenty hours a day? Did you know they descend from their trees once a week to go to the bathroom? In this nonfiction reader, kids will learn all about this sleepy, slow-moving mammal.
