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Hello, I'm a Sloth (Meet the Wild Things, Book 1)

By Hayley Rocco
Series: Meet the Wild Things
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Say hello to a sloth, and learn all about this incredible endangered species—and why they need protecting—in this clever, funny, and informative nonfiction picture book, illustrated by a Caldecott Honoree. Hello, I'm a Sloth (Meet the Wild Things, Book 1) invites you to get up close... Read More
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Say hello to a sloth, and learn all about this incredible endangered species - and why they need protecting - in this clever, funny, and informative nonfiction picture book, illustrated by a Caldecott Honoree.

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Say hello to a sloth, and learn all about this incredible endangered species—and why they need protecting—in this clever, funny, and informative nonfiction picture book, illustrated by a Caldecott Honoree.

Hello, I'm a Sloth (Meet the Wild Things, Book 1) invites you to get up close and personal with some of the world's most amazing creatures. With this series, Hayley and John Rocco inspire children not only to be entertained but also to care about the future of our planet.

"Wild, fun, and truly eye-opening, Meet the Wild Things gets us up close and personal with some of the world's most amazing creatures. With this series, Hayley and John Rocco are doing more than entertaining our kids—they're inspiring them to care about the future of our planet." - Brad Meltzer, bestselling author of the Ordinary People Change the World series

Did you know sloths only poop once a week?

Or that they can fall up to 100 feet without getting hurt?

They have hundreds of bugs living on them, including a species of moths that only lives on sloths!

And they move so slowly that algae grows on their fur, which—far from being gross—can actually help sloths by camouflaging them from predators.

Chock-full of amazing, kid-friendly facts and inviting artwork from the #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator of Blackout, the Meet the Wild Things series introduces young readers to endangered animals from around the globe, told from the points of view of the animals themselves.

Series: Meet the Wild Things

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  • Hello, I'm a Sloth (Meet the Wild Things, Book 1)
    Say hello to a sloth, and learn all about this incredible endangered species—and why they need protecting—in this clever, funny, and informative nonfiction picture book, illustrated by a Caldecott Honoree. Hello, I'm a Sloth (Meet the Wild Things, Book 1) invites you to get up close and personal with some of the world's most amazing creatures. With this series, Hayley...
    By Hayley Rocco
    Hardback
    $3600
    Available
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  • Hello, I'm a Loris (Meet the Wild Things, Book 6)
    Meet the loris in this clever, funny, and informative nonfiction picture book, part of a series that focuses on endangered species. Hello, I'm a Loris introduces us to the fascinating world of the loris, an endangered species, in a way that is as entertaining as it is enlightening. "Wild, fun, and truly eye-opening, Meet the Wild Things gets us up...
    By Hayley Rocco
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780593618127

Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 25 June 2024

Country: United States

Imprint: G.P.Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers'

Illustration: FULL-COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by John Rocco

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 236.0mm

Height: 236.0mm

Weight: 330g

Pages: 32

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Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Education & Reference Hayley Rocco Penguin Books Science & Nature Series: Meet the Wild Things

About the Author

Hayley Rocco is the author of How to Send a Hug, her first collaboration with her husband, John Rocco. Before dedicating herself to writing for children full-time, Hayley worked as a publicist at several major publishers. An ambassador for Wild Tomorrow, a nonprofit focused on conservation and rewilding South Africa, Hayley travels the world armed with a pen, a journal, and her camera, discovering stories of wild things and wild places. Visit Hayley at hayleyrocco.com and follow her on Instagram @hayleyroccobooks. John Rocco is the #1 New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of many acclaimed books for children, including Blackout, the recipient of a Caldecott Honor, and How We Got to the Moon, which received a Sibert Honor and was longlisted for the National Book Award. John, also an ambassador for Wild Tomorrow, ventures with Hayley into the wild in search of stories they can bring back and share with readers everywhere. John and Hayley live in Rhode Island in an old house tucked in the woods near the sea. Visit John at roccoart.com and follow him on Instagram @roccoart.

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