Baby Sloth

Alice Kidd is an editor with The New Catalyst editorial collective in
Lillooet, B.C.

A koala and a sloth now join the baby animals featured in earlier
volumes of this acclaimed series, which include a bear, a fox, a
penguin, an elephant, a seal, an owl, a ground squirrel, and a lion.

Each book begins with a brief one-page introduction, followed by pages
of splendid colour photographs (large ones on the right-hand pages and
smaller ones on the left)—all taken in the wild—illustrating in
detail the content of the text. Further information about the species
can be found in a “Did You Know?” section at the back of the book,
which is followed by a glossary, an index, and brief biographies of the
author and photographer. Young readers will learn about the life of the
baby animal—its mother, habitat, eating and sleeping habits, and the
dangers it faces. All too soon it grows to full size, when it
establishes an independent life that mirrors the life of one of its
parents.

The Nature Babies series, with its quiet tone—no bright colours,
sidebars, or busy pages—is more subtle in its presentation than other
books of its kind, and all its volumes are recommended.