Wake Up, Sloth!

by Anouck Boisrobert, Louis Rigaud

In a lush, green forest, a sloth sleeps. Turn the pages of his story--told in a stunning pop-up display--to witness the tragic process of deforestation and watch as a single seed brings new life. Inventive design and bold art illustrate this important lesson about the environment and the rebirth of what was lost. 

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Nature, Environment, Animals

16 pages, Hardcover

First published February 26, 2011

About the author

Illustratrice et graphiste. Travaille pour l’édition et la presse jeunesse. Elle travaille sur des projets multimédia, des objets pop-up et anime des ateliers autour de ces thèmes. Elle a fait ses études à l’Ecole Estienne en DMA illustration puis aux Arts décoratifs de Strasbourg en Didactique visuelle.

Quand elle ne fait pas des livres avec Louis, elle réalise des illustrations à l aquarelle.

Reviews

[Paula Cruz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Um dos livros popups mais lindos que já vi e li; uma história necessária sobre esperança e meio ambiente

[Matteo Fumagalli · Rating 5 out of 5]

Videorecensione: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crqe9...

[Bloom · Rating 4 out of 5]

quin pop-upppppp, del rollo de pop-ville pero a la selva

[Alberto · Rating 5 out of 5]

Splendido pop up che racconta la storia di un bradipo, anzi no, di una foresta, anzi no parla di ruspe, di animali che scappano, di un uomo che decide di darsi da fare. Insomma, un bel racconto ecologista, semplice quanto basta, con una struttura fantastica dei pop up che bene rende l'atmosfera della storia.

E quando si tira quell'unica linguetta...
assolutamente da avere e da gustare

[Olivia · Rating 4 out of 5]

See my full review here: https://www.yabookscentral.com/kidsfi...

IN THE FOREST is an environmentalism story with an amazing series of pop-ups. The book tells the story of a forest and the animals within it. Before long, machines (metal monsters) arrive and begin cutting down the trees. As they keep cutting and cutting, the animals are forced to leave until there are no trees left. But then, a man comes along and plants new trees. Children can pull a tab to see the new shoots coming up. Before long, the forest and the animals are back.

What I loved: The pop-ups in this book are incredible! They really jump from the pages with lots of great details. The sloth and other animals featured across pages give children something extra to explore in these impressive forests. The cool pull-tab pop-up of the tree shoots creates an additional interactive aspect with an intriguing contrast of the growing forest. The messaging is around environmentalism and the need to preserve natural resources and protect the animals who live in forests.

The pop-ups themselves are a bit delicate and would work better for older children. Additionally, the story can be a bit intense with the references to the metal monsters and destruction of the forest, so this would be better for elementary school aged children.

Final verdict: With stunning pop-ups, IN THE FOREST is an intriguing children's book about deforestation and environmentalism. Recommend for elementary school aged readers.

Please note that I received a review copy. All opinions are my own.

[Karla Welch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Synopsis: The story of a sloth living in a forest, when builders start the deforestation process.

Key Words: Animals, Deforestation, Science, Pop-up

School Year Group: Year 2

Review: A lovely story with brilliant illustrations, teaching an important lesson.

[Maggie Hesseling · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a wonderful little book with a great message! I absolutely love the drawing as well as the fact that it's pop-up. It's also for any age. Though best if read aloud, it'll have you revisiting it over and over again.

[DW McQuain · Rating 5 out of 5]

It made me feel really sad when I read the blurb. We need more trees not less.

[Hanneleele · Rating 5 out of 5]

For illustration class. I remember loving this already many years ago, when my little sister was truly little. Fold-up books are cool!

[Sílvia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reedição. Um livro giríssimo e muito educativo!!!

[Zoë]

Incredible pop-up book with a great message. I loved searching for the little animals

[The Book Squirrel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a cute pop-up book!
With layered pages and a hide-and-seek element (find the sloth and see what other animals you can identify), this gorgeous book about deforestation is a gem.

[Mariana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un libro sobre ecología ilustrado con pop-ups hermosos e ingeniosos. Bello.

[Dolux · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tout comme Oceano, ce livre délivre un message important sur notre environment et sur l'impacte humain sur la nature. Les illustrations feront rêver même les plus blasés. J'ai hâte de faire découvrir ce livre a ma nièce et mon neveu, je suis sure que ça deviendra un de nos livres préférés et qu'il donnera lieu a des dialogues interessants.

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

A little harsh with the "chopping down all the trees" bit, but a cool popup book nonetheless.

[Bobby · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cool, sequential pop-up book.

[Tianna · Rating 5 out of 5]

SO CUTE. Dem pop upz.

[Elaine Ker · Rating 4 out of 5]

J'adore les popups et celui-ci est vraiment magnifique, doublé d'un message écologique. C'était vraiment super agréable de découvrir chaque page

[Guilherme Semionato · Rating 3 out of 5]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qSZy...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCmeS...

[Debby Baumgartner · Rating 3 out of 5]

Find the sloth while discovering what is happening to the earth's forests. pop up book