Title:
The adventures of Dr. Sloth : Rebecca Cliffe and her quest to protect sloths / written and photographed by Suzi Eszterhas.
ISBN:
9781541589391
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Minneapolis : Millbrook Press, [2022]
©2022
Physical Description:
40 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 24 x 28 cm
Awards Note:
A Junior Library Guild selection.
Contents:
Introduction: Meet Dr. Sloth -- A young scientist -- Meet the sloths -- Sloth basics -- Early days with sloths -- Sloth backpacks -- Poo dances and digestion -- Sloth DNA -- Sloth fur surprises -- Sloth bridges -- Connecting gardens -- To the rescue! -- School visits -- Conclusion: How can you help sloths?
Summary:
"Sloths spend most of their lives in trees, and until recently scientists didn't know very much about them. But Dr. Rebecca Cliffe was determined to discover their secrets. To find out more, she fitted sloths with special backpacks containing a device to track their activity. She learned how to climb trees in the Costa Rican jungle so she could take sloth hair samples and test their DNA. And she's helped create sloth crossings and plant trees to ensure the sloths aren't trapped in shrinking territories. Along the way, she earned the nickname Dr. Sloth." -- Amazon.
Personal Subject:
Interest age level:
Ages 8-12. Millbrook Press.
Interest grade level:
Grades 4-6. Millbrook Press.
Audience:
1040L Lexile
OCLC Number:
on1246351951
Availability:
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