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Adventures of Dr. Sloth, The: Rebecca Cliffe and Her Quest to Protect Sloths
Suzi Eszterhas
Illustrator: Suzi Eszterhas
Ages: 9+
Published: 2022
Publisher: Millbrook Press/Lerner
ISBN: 978-1-5415-8939-1
Keywords: field scientists, Costa Rica, Scientific research, ecology, zoology, biography
Two women, a zoologist and a wildlife photographer, present emerging research about the elusive, arboreal Central and South American mammal. Full-color photographs and links to videos. Back matter.