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ESZTERHAS
                                                                                                                                                                   Sloths spend most of their lives in
                                                                                                                                                                   trees, and until recently scientists

 Suzi Eszterhas is an                                                                                                                                              didn’t know very much about them.
 award-winning wildlife                                                                                                                                            But Dr. Rebecca Cliffe was determined to
 photographer who                                                                                                                                                  discover their secrets. To find out more,
 is passionate about                                                                                                                                               she fitted sloths with special backpacks
 conservation and connecting                                                                                                                                       containing a device to track their activity.
 children with nature. Together
 with Dr. Rebecca Cliffe, Suzi has spent ten years                                                                                                                 She learned how to climb trees in the
 photographing sloths in the jungles of Costa Rica,   THE ADVENTURES OF DR. SLOTH                                                                                  Costa Rican jungle so she could take sloth
 Panama, Guyana, and Brazil. Her photographs                                                                                                                       hair samples and test their DNA. And
 have been published in more than 100 magazine                                                                                                                     she’s helped create sloth crossings and
 cover and feature stories in publications around                                                                                                                  plant trees to ensure the sloths aren’t
 the world, including National Geographic Kids,                                                                                                                    trapped in shrinking territories. Along the
 Ranger Rick, and TIME. Suzi is also a trustee of                                                                                                                  way, she earned the nickname Dr. Sloth.
 the Sloth Conservation Foundation. When she’s
 not in the field, she lives in Petaluma, California.  “UNDERSTANDING THE
                                                                                                                                                                   Discover the story of how an animal-loving
 SECRET LIVES OF SLOTHS                                                                                                                                            kid in England grew up to become one of

 BECAME MY MISSION.”                                                                                                                                               the world’s leading sloth scientists, and
                                                                                                                                                                   learn how Dr. Sloth is using her discoveries
                                                                                                                                                                   to help keep sloths safe. Author and
 Photographs © 2022 by Suzi Eszterhas
 —DR. REBECCA CLIFFE,
                                                                                                                                                                   professional wildlife photographer
 A.K.A. DR. SLOTH  QUEST TO PROTECT SLOTHS  REBECCA CLIFFE AND HER                                                                                                 Suzi Eszterhas brings readers up close
 A portion of the royalties from sales of this book will                                                                                                           to the action with engaging text and
 be donated to the Sloth Conservation Foundation.                                                                                                                  fantasticphotos.






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