Plodney isn't slow like the other sloths and Mum is worried. She wishes Plodney could be more like his friend Layzee. Layzee is the slowest sloth in school! Plodney is early for school every day. While the other sloths are perfecting their Sleeping and Hanging Around, Plodney is fidgeting and fumbling. One day while the sloths are sleeping, their branch is struck by lightning. Plodney wakes his teachers and classmates and urges them to swing to the next tree for safety. But, before they can escape, Layzee and Plodney are plunged to the forest floor. Too weak to move, Layzee is pounced on by a hungry jaguar. Just in time, Plodney drags her up a tree to safety. Plodney returns to a hero's welcome and a very special hug from Mum.

 

This book is part of a book series called Blue Bananas .

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2001 by Egmont UK Ltd .

Cathy Gale lives in London where she works as a part-time tutor on the illustration course at Kingston, as well as on her wonderful books. Anne Cottringer lives in London and works full-time as an author of children's books. Jane Clarke is the talented author of over 80 books for young children, including young fiction series such as Dr. Kitty Cat, Pet Hotel and Dinosaur Cove.