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What a great book! I already loved sloths and thought this would be a cute book, but little did I know it would be packed with so many things I didn't know about them. Who knew that sloths used to be huge, run in packs, and swim? Shreeve does a great job at imparting detailed information about the history and types of sloths in a small but mighty book with beautiful pictures. I will definitely recommend and feature this book. Thank you to Norton Young Readers and NetGalley for the early peek at this title for my honest opinion.

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This is a fun and adorable nonfiction book about sloths. What's not to love? Kids will love how the narrator speaks directly to them. The book combines many styles of nonfiction writing, which will hold the interest of older children. They'll love the narrative style that goes back in time to describe sloths of the past. They will also appreciate the fact boxes and descriptions of different types of sloths. Some of this may be confusing for younger readers who are still learning how to read nonfiction texts. They may need a teacher or parent to read with them.. As a third grade teacher, I will definitely purchase copies for my classroom. All kids love sloths and this book will be great to teach text features while keeping kids engaged in such interesting information! The adorable illustrations will also engage readers of all ages.

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Fantastic book! So much information with adorable pictures organized in a way that is playful and not overwhelming. This would be a great book for any animal-loving kids!

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The art in The Upside-Down Book of Sloths is lovely and will make any sloth lovers happy. It is a wonderful nonfiction book to include in the classroom. It is filled with facts but can easily be used as a read-aloud as well. It helped spark great conversations on endangered animals, size and mass comparisons, and prehistoric animals.

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Okay, who doesn't love a book about sloths? This is a great nonfiction book with interesting content about sloths. There are overarching facts that then lead to small specific facts about the sloths. This is not a dry nonfiction book. It will be entertaining both as an independent read and a read aloud in class.

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If you like sloths or are interested in learning more-this is the book for you! It is wonderfully illustrated and full of interesting facts.

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Informative facts accompanied by delightful illustrations. This book will delight animal lovers of all ages.

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Tree sloths are survivors. Masters of camouflage. Experts in energy efficiency. By slowing down, tree sloths have carved out a special niche. They consume less food. They eat plants that other animals avoid. All they need is a healthy rainforest and a quiet life in the trees.

It is time for Sloth Slumber Party!

I have always been fascinated with Sloth. How slow they move and their facial expressions. However, you never hear that a sloth is a favorite animal. Maybe after reading this kid friendly book on sloth, more will come to appreciate how sloths have survived. They are very interesting animals and the author did a wonderful job in engaging readers. Highly recommend for the animal lover in your life.

A special thank you to W. W. Norton and & Company and Netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review.

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As a mama to a sloth lovin' girlie, I knew this book was a must grab! She absolutely loved it and loved sharing more information with me on her favorite animal. I will definitely be grabbing the physical copy of this one to add to out shelf.

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There is a lot of information creatively put in a picture book, but I thought it was a bit much on each page.

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This book is informative of current and pre-historic species of sloths. It compares them to a few other animals and explains how they have evolved over the years and moved around the globe.

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My students love sloths and this book is chock-full of interesting facts, particularly about prehistoric sloths. I like the layout of the book and know my students will find it visually appealing. It’ll be great for our research writing unit.

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3.5 stars

What an informative book filed with interesting facts about sloths! The information is presented in a way that will engage young readers, as well as fans of these adorable creatures! (Adults will likely learn a few things along the way, too.) I like how the author suggested websites to check out for additional information. Wonderful illustrations accompany the information.

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This book provides an incredible amount of interesting facts about sloths in such a fun way!
The facts are presented in a way that students will love reading and learning about the ever adorable sloth animal. My 7year old found the book interesting, though I’d say the ideal audience would be upper elementary school grades since it is very packed full of facts.
It’s an adult, I was also able to learn many things about these super cute animals!
The detailed pictures did a great job of distinguishing between the various types of sloth (I had no idea there were so many!!).
The added timeline and suggested sites for additional learning was also a nice touch.

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This book was slophisticated and I loved it slooow much- sorry not sorry for the puns. But jokes a side, this is a book for all sloth lovers of all ages. There is so much more to sloths than meets the eyes. The book is very cute and the illustrations are beautiful. The facts were interesting, it was nice not to just have info of facts about sloths of today, but also about prehistoric sloths and how they became what sloths are now.

"Tree Sloths are survivors. Masters of camouflage."

Thank you Netgalley for a copy of the book for an honest review

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I really enjoyed how informative this book was about sloths! The artwork is absolutely adorable, and the book is packed full of interesting sloth facts and history. I would say it is probably best for a middle grade child and might be too wordy for a younger audience. The book focused a lot on the history of prehistoric sloths and how the present day sloths became what they are now.

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A very enlightening look at sloths for older readers. I learned a lot that I had no idea about. I loved how the author connected today's sloths to the sloths from millions of years ago. That was fascinating. Lots of interesting facts in here for you NF lover.

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I liked how the book drew comparisons between modern day sloths and prehistoric sloths. I wasn't a fan of the way it was illustrated but the information was interesting.

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I don’t know what it is about sloths that I find so cute and fascinating but I do. When I seen this come available I requested it. This has so much information on the history and the different types of sloths one thing that suprised me was that they used to grow up to 18 feet tall millions of years ago. . I think you or your kids will enjoy this.I recommend it to all sloths lovers for sure.

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