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Ready, Steady, Sloth!
Series: Nature Storybooks
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Enter the secret world of sloths in this fascinating non-fiction picture book. It’s often said that sloths are lazy and slow. Well, they might be slow, but they certainly aren’t lazy! Today this sloth is taking her baby on a dangerous journey to the forest floor...
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Description
Enter the secret world of sloths in this fascinating non-fiction picture book.
It’s often said that sloths are lazy and slow. Well, they might be slow, but they certainly aren’t lazy! Today this sloth is taking her baby on a dangerous journey to the forest floor – for a very surprising reason!
This vibrantly illustrated picture book is packed with facts about the lives of these charming creatures.
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Ready, Steady, Sloth!
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781529516296
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 01 May 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Walker Books Ltd
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Manu Montoya
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 10.0mm
Width: 250.0mm
Height: 274.0mm
Weight: 380g
Pages: 32
About the Author
Justin Anderson has eighteen years of documentary experience working for the BBC; he has presented an acclaimed radio documentary for BBC Radio 4 where he tracked arctic wolves across Canada, and went on to direct the Mountains episode for the BAFTA and Emmy Award winning Planet Earth II series. He has written several books for Walker including Super Swifts and Narwhal. Follow Justin on Twitter @JustinFAnderson
Manu Montaya is an illustrator who has published with Penguin, Usborne and more. She studied Graphic Design and Advertising in Colombia before moving to Barcelona to study Art Direction. Manuela loves working with gouache, coloured pencils, ink and digital media. She lives in Barcelona.
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