About the Author
Samantha S. Bell lives with her family
and lots of pets in the foothills of
South Carolina. She loves writing
about nature, and she is the author or
illustrator of more than 60 books for
children.
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algae, 15
babies, 5, 22–23,
24–25, 26–27
brown-throated sloth, 5
Central America, 4
claws, 5, 6, 16, 22
digestive system, 9, 16
ears, 19
energy, 10, 14, 17
eyes, 6, 18–19
flowers, 8
food, 8–9, 10, 19, 22,
26–27
hair, 6, 15
hanging, 4–5, 6, 13, 21,
22–23, 24
Hoffmann’s two-toed
sloth, 5
leaves, 8–9, 10, 15, 16,
19, 22, 25
Linnaeus’s two-toed
sloth, 5
maned sloth, 5
metabolism, 11
muscles, 10, 18, 26
pale-throated sloth, 5
predators, 13, 14, 16,
26–27
pygmy three-toed sloth,
5
rain forest, 4, 25, 27
sleeping, 5, 12–13
sounds, 19, 20–21
South America, 4
stomach, 9, 26
tail, 6, 16
teeth, 19
three-toed sloth, 5, 6–7,
8, 12, 15, 16, 20
trees, 4–5, 8, 12–13,
14, 16–17, 19, 21,
25, 27
two-toed sloth, 5, 6–7,
8, 12, 15
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