The sweet, moss-covered sloth will especially appeal to rushed families who will find in Carle's attractive book a brief respite from their hurried lives. I like to do things slowly,/ slowly,/ slowly.' The narratives use of simple repeated phrases requires readers to ape the protagonist the text compels them to slow down. Children will readily identify with the hero's need to move at his own pace.

Colorful endpapers name all of the animals introduced in Carle's signature collage illustrations, with a setting particularly well-suited to his jewel-like palette. I like to do things slowly,/ slowly,/ slowly.' The narrative's use of simple repeated phrases requires readers to ape the protagonist-the text compels them to slow down. In the volume's densest chunk of text, the sloth replies with an unexpected barrage of adjectives, admitting that, while he is 'sluggish, lethargic, placid, calm, mellow, laid-back and, well, slothful,' he is 'not lazy. Yet, experts say, the famously slow-moving mammals appear to be surprisingly infection-proof. so boring?' The sloth does not answer until the jaguar asks why he is lazy. Slowy Slowly, Slowly, said the Sloth by Eric Carle GAME BOARD Created by Rick's Creations The game board is based on Eric Carle's book 'Slowy Slowly, Slowly,' said the Sloth' It contains all the major creatures from the book and young learners have to identify them by going around the board. Sloth fur, research has found, hosts bustling communities of insects, algae, fungi and bacteria, among other microbes, some of which could pose disease risk. 'Why are you so slow?' they ask, '.so quiet. He hangs upside-down from the branch of a tree, night and day, in the sun and in the rain, while the other animals of the rain forest rush past him. 'Slowly, Slowly, Slowly,' Said the Sloth Victorian Premiers Reading Challenge Author Eric Carle Illustrated by Eric Carle Edition illustrated Publisher Philomel Books, 2002 ISBN 0241141931.

All the animals in the rain forest watch as the sloth 'slowly, slowly, slowly' crawls along a tree branch or 'slowly, slowly, slowly' eats a leaf. With a preface by Jane Goodall, an emphasis on Amazon rain forest animals and Carle's bright, trademark collages, this book is sure to find a wide audience.

Slowly slowly slowly said the sloth