The Very Sleepy Sloth

by Andrew Murray, Jack Tickle (Illustrator)

Overview

Sloth sleeps a lot. His favorite thing to do is to take a nice, peaceful nap. But the other jungle animals are very busy and very noisy, too. Kangaroo is always jumping on her trampoline; Elephant is always lifting weights. However, Monkey finds out the hard way that he’s no good at lifting weights, and Elephant can’t jump on the trampoline very well. The animals learn that everyone does something best—and Sloth’s best talent is sleeping!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781680103656
Publisher:	Tiger Tales.
Publication date:	07/06/2021
Series:	Let's Read Together
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	9.63(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.14(d)
Lexile:	AD470L (what's this?)
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

Andrew Murray is a children's writer who lives in London, and works in a bookshop which has its very own Moon Rocket. His friends think he has too many weird ideas and eats too much cheese. Andrew likes stormy nights, and books about long ago and faraway places.

Editorial Reviews

PreS-Gr 1-While Sloth sleeps, the other animals are busy. Cheetah is on a "treadmill, working on his speed"; Elephant lifts weights; Kangaroo bounces on a trampoline; and Monkey swings. They all cease their activities to inquire why Sloth is so lazy, and he cleverly turns things around by challenging Monkey to try to lift Elephant's weights. Monkey topples over, and suggests that Elephant try jumping like Kangaroo. After everyone fails at another creature's talent, Sloth points out that they all have something they do best, and for him, it's snoozing. Expressive animals rendered in soft tones fill each page. Although this cast of characters would not all be found "deep in the jungle" as suggested, the story still works. A message-driven, yet fun tale that can be used to spark discussion about individuality.-Melinda Piehler, Sawgrass Elementary School, Sunrise, FL Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

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