“Small Things” Slower than the rest by: Cynthia Rylant is a realistic story about a boy who finds a turtle in the road who helps him. In the beginning Leo found a turtle in the road. Soon Leo brought the turtle to school for a presentation about forest fire. In the end Charlie helped Leo get a award. This story shows that little things can do big stuff.
Leo found a turtle in the road. Leo had just found a turtle in the road. His mom is letting him keep it. They were going up tyler mountain to church when Leo yelled “There's a turtle!” and everyone's head jerked with the stop. This is important because Leo helped the turtle find a home so the turtle should do Leo a favor.
Later on Leo brought the turtle to school. Leo is bringing the