The Ultimate Sloth Book for Kids: Animal Books for Kids

By Jenny Kellett

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 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 upside-down mammal in this interactive sloth book for kids. Sloths are some of the most loveable (and laziest!) creatures on our planet and a favorite with kids and adults alike.

Sloth Facts Sample

Did you know...?

• Two-toed and three-toed sloths both actually have three toes on their feet.
• Sloths can swim faster than they can walk!
• Sloths have an entire ecosystem of bugs living in their fur.

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, while older children will enjoy the more in-depth scientific facts.

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!

About the Author
Jenny Kellett was born in the UK, but has called Australia home for nearly 20 years. She has had the pleasure to witness some of the world's most beloved and beautiful creatures up close and personal—in the wild and at sanctuaries. She shares her passion for animals in her popular series of children's books.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bellanova Books
• Release date: Mar 7, 2022
• ISBN: 9798201393168

Jenny Kellett

Bellanova Books is a small publishing house based in Melbourne, Australia with authors working in Sofia and Berlin. We write for curious children and adults on interesting and inspiring topics.

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Jenny Kellett

Introduction

They’re famously lazy and undeniably cute, but how much do you really know about sloths? Did you know they carry an entire ecosystem around with them? What about the 6-meter tall extinct giant sloth?!

We’re going to learn more about these facts and many more. And don’t forget to test yourself in our sloth quiz at the end.

Are you ready? Let’s go.

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Sloth Facts

Sloths are part of a group of mammals called arboreal Neotropical xenarthran mammals. Arboreal means that they live in trees, while Neotropical is a biogeographic region that makes up most of Central and South America. Xenarthran is a group of animals only found in the Americas. Other xenarthrans include armadillos and anteaters.

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Sloths are famous for being really slow. They spend most of their lives just lounging around in trees.

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Sloths travel at a speed of around 0.24 km/h (0.15 mph)—making them the slowest animals on Earth.

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Three-toed sloth.

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There are two families of sloths: Bradypus (three-toed sloths) and Choloepus (two-toed sloths).

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Although scientists originally thought all sloths were in the same family, they realized there were so many differences between two- and three-toed sloths that they split them into