Slowly, slowly, slowly...that'show the sloth lives. He hangs upside-down from the branch of atree, night and day, in the sun and in the rain, while the otheranimals of the rain forest rush past him. "Why are you so slow? Whyare you so quiet? Why are you so lazy?" the others ask the sloth.And, after a long, long, long time, the sloth finally tells them!Set in the lush world of the tropical rain forest, this originalpicture book is an exquisite showcase of Eric Carle's colorfulcollage art -- with a meaningful message: Slow down! Take time toenjoy your world. Challenged by the other jungle animals for itsseemingly lazy ways, a sloth living in a tree explains the manyadvantages of his slow and peaceful existence.