Ready, Steady, Sloth!

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.

About the author

Justin loved animals from a very young age, ever since his grandfather used to show him slow worms in the back of his garden. He studied Zoology at the University of London. Since graduating in 1996 Justin has worked making wildlife films with the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol. He was a director / producer on the recent Planet Earth 2 series, which took him from adventures in filming in the Himalaya, to the BAFTAs in London.Manu Montoya is the illustrator of children’s books including Free for You and Me: What Our First Amendment Means by Christy Mihaly; The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Riddle of Ages by Trenton Lee Stewart; and Books Aren’t for Eating by Carlie Sorosiak. Her illustrations for The Bug Hotel were selected as part of the Illustrators Exhibition of the Bologna Children's Book Fair. Manu Montoya studied graphic design and advertising in her hometown and art direction in Barcelona, Spain, where she now lives. Find her online at manumontoya.com and on Instagram as @manumontoyae.

Product details

• Authors: Justin Anderson, Anderson Justin
• Assisted by: Manu Montoya (Illustration), Manuela Montoya Escobar (Illustration)
• Publisher: Walker Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 5 to 7
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2025
• EAN: 9781529516296
• ISBN: 978-1-5295-1629-6
• No. of pages: 32
• Series: Nature Storybooks
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Animals, plants, nature, the environment; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Animals / Mammals, Wildlife (Children's/Ya), Children’s / Teenage general interest: Mammals