Slower Than The Rest By Cynthia Rylant
Turtles give hope
“Slower than the rest” by Cynthia Rylant is a realistic fiction about a boy named Leo. In the beginning, Leo and his family are in the car driving Leo yells, “There's a turtle.” The car halts Leo gets out of the car to pick up the turtle. Soon Leo feels happy and names the turtle Charlie. In the end Leo has to make a presentation on wildlife and uses Charlie as an example of a slow animals. This story shows that Charlie improved Leos life.
One way Charlie has improved Leos life. Charlie gave Leo a friend. Leo is placed in a separate class and because he is slower than others and he doesn't make friends easily. In paragraph 5 it says, “He hadn’t any friends because he was slower than the rest.”, This quote shows Charlie made
“Slower than the rest” by Cynthia Rylant is a realistic fiction about a boy named Leo. In the beginning, Leo and his family are in the car driving Leo yells, “There's a turtle.” The car halts Leo gets out of the car to pick up the turtle. Soon Leo feels happy and names the turtle Charlie. In the end Leo has to make a presentation on wildlife and uses Charlie as an example of a slow animals. This story shows that Charlie improved Leos life.
One way Charlie has improved Leos life. Charlie gave Leo a friend. Leo is placed in a separate class and because he is slower than others and he doesn't make friends easily. In paragraph 5 it says, “He hadn’t any friends because he was slower than the rest.”, This quote shows Charlie made