Travelling with Mr Sloth

Join Mr Sloth and Milo the Monkey on a gentle, funny, and fact-filled journey through Portugal.
Mr Sloth may travel slowly, but that helps him notice wonderful details that others miss. In Book 45 of the Travelling with Mr Sloth series, he explores Lisbon's tiled streets and yellow trams, visits Belém Tower beside the Tagus River, discovers colourful Pena Palace in Sintra, follows the winding Douro Valley, explores Porto, and admires the golden cliffs and clear Atlantic water of the Algarve.
Along the way, children learn about Portuguese geography, wildlife, landscapes, food, maritime history, architecture, language, music, tiles, and community life. Mr Sloth rides a historic Lisbon tram, practises simple Portuguese phrases, makes a paper azulejo tile, completes a Portugal fact file, and collects a special Portugal passport stamp for the Mr Sloth World Passport.
This warm educational travel adventure combines geography, culture, reading, creative activities, and emotional confidence. It is suitable for independent reading, shared family reading, classroom topic work, home education, school libraries, travel learning, and curious children who enjoy discovering the world.
Inside the book, readers will:
•Explore Lisbon, Porto, Sintra, the Douro Valley, and the Algarve.
•Learn simple Portuguese phrases, including olá, obrigado or obrigada, and adeus.
•Meet Portuguese wildlife and travel with Milo the Monkey.
•Discover Portuguese food, maritime history, landscapes, fado music, and azulejo tiles.
•Make a paper azulejo tile and complete a drawing activity.
•Cut out and collect a special Portugal passport stamp.
•Preview Mr Sloth's next destination: Greece.
Perfect for children ages 5-12, KS2 and early KS3 readers, Years 4-7, geography learning, cultural studies, classroom libraries, home learning, and gifts for young travellers.
Book 45 of the 100-destination Travelling with Mr Sloth series.
Written and created by Dr Lydia Taiwo.