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Sloth at the zoom / Helaine Becker ; Orbie.
"Sloth is a sloooooow creature. She's supposed to be going to the Zzzzzoo, but is mistakenly delivered to the ZOOM! She wants to make friends in her new home, but it seems like all the animals here are always busy, late, and in a rush. Finally, the sloth meets someone more to her speed: a tiny snail who invites the sloth down for a cup of tea. The friendship of these two animals is surprising and delightful enough to stop all the other animals in their tracks. And as day became night, and night became day, the animals at the ZOOM! slowed down--j̥ust long enough, that is, to all become fast friends. A lovely story of mindfulness in an over-stimulated world! Kids will relate to being being rushed around and longing for the undivided attention of the people around them."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781771472494
- ISBN: 1771472499
- Physical Description: 32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
- Publisher: Toronto, ON ; Owlkids Books, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Pemberton and District Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pemberton and District Public Library | E BEC (Text) | 31894000516707 | Picture Books | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2018 August #1
Silliness and quiet wisdom follow the tracks of an animal-transport van that delivers a sloth to the "zoom" instead of the "zzzzzoo." Rather than arriving at a laid-back new abode, the sloth finds himself living with a really fast crowd: monkeys who constantly climb, zebras who run so fast that their stripes come off, parrots who streak across the sky so fleetly that they leave rainbows in their wake. The sloth wants to make a friend, but the zoom crowd won't slow down for him. Subtle jabs are made at overscheduled adults here, as seen with the "busy, busy, busy!" cheetah and the monkeys who are running late. Orbie's pastel illustrations, with comic-book lettering and speech bubbles, are a joy to follow and creatively show just how slow a sloth can be. For example, several speech bubbles are used for one sloth sentence to show his unhurried pace. The sloth finally finds a friend just his speed, and their picnic for two grows as the other animals finally stop by and become "fast friends." Preschool-Grade 2. Copyright 2018 Booklist Reviews. - Horn Book Guide Reviews : Horn Book Guide Reviews 2019 Spring
Delivered to "the Zoom" (instead of the "Zzzzzoo"), a sloth doesn't understand why the animals are always in a hurry. She takes her time, and eventually, gradually, makes friends with a snail. In the end, the other animals pause long enough "to become fast friends." This tale will especially appeal to children who move at a different pace; Orbie's illustrations offer lots to slow down for. Copyright 2019 Horn Book Guide Reviews. - Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2018 July #1
A quintessentially laid-back sloth is mistakenly delivered to the Zoom instead of her expected destination, the Zzzzzoo. It was a wrong turn (as the endpapers show). At the Zoom, "The monkeys climbed so fast they forgot to stop at the treetops. / And the parrots flew so fast their tails drew rainbows across the sky." Over an appropriately attenuated period of weeks, the sloth tries to befriend a cheetah, those monkeys, and a zeal of zebrasâbut all rush off with only the briefest of exchanges. Just as the sloth resigns herself to lonelinessâ"No one here has any time"âshe meets a snail. Evidencing their perfectly matched modi vivendi, it takes four funny panels for the sloth to mosey down to the snail's philodendronâthe same amount of time for the snail to travel the length of a leaf. "And as the setting sun adorned the sky," they share a snack and a cool drink. Predictably, their contentment attracts the attention of the other animals, who "[slow] down ⦠/ â¦just long enough, that is, to become fast friends." Perfectly pitched for preschoolers who are just beginning to understand jokes, Becker's turns of phrase are well-cadenced for read-alouds. Notably, the sloth never loses her cool over the other animals' ways. Orbie's appealing illustrations evoke those of Bill Peet. A gentle lesson that positive alternatives to hurtling mindlessly through life do existâeven at the Zoom. (Picture book. 3-6) Copyright Kirkus 2018 Kirkus/BPI Communications. All rights reserved.
