"Did you recognize the FACE of the sloth?
They can rotate their head 270 degrees,
allowing them to see almost 360 degrees
around them. Their facial features make
them appear as if they're always smiling -
even when stressed or anxious. Talk
about smiling for the camera!"
In this fourth edition of the BUTT or FACE series, readers will meet animals that may be familiar to them - or not. There were some new species for me including the pink fairy armadillo, the pygmy seahorse, the desert rain frog, and the leaf sheep sea slug. This funny game asks the reader to guess whether they are looking at the front or the back of each featured animal. They will be eager to do it up right, and it's interesting to realize how difficult it can be to know for sure.
The question about the cropped natural photo that asks whether it is a butt or face is not easy to answer. Careful consideration is required and a willingness to make a mistake is helpful. A turn of the page reveals the full photograph and the answer is shared. That page also includes a short descriptive paragraph, and two Face the Facts information boxes.
One of those boxes adds the following information to the above description for the sloth:
"As the slowest moving animals on earth, sloths take their
own sweet time - for everything! It takes them thirty days
to digest a leaf. About once a week, they slowly climb
down their tree to the forest floor to poop. What a re-leaf!"
The fun facts, telling photographs, and opportunity to play a guessing game make this a welcome and anticipated series for kids who like to learn as much as they can about the animals of the world.
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