“ Slower than the Rest” by Cynthia Rylant is a realistic fiction about a child who finds a turtle and has always felt slow till now. In the begging, a boy named Leo takes it home. Soon, Leo and Charlie (the turtle) get to know each other. Leo bonds with Charlie. In the end Leo brings Charlie in to school for a presentation. Leo feels fast after getting a medal for his presentation. This story shows that Leo cares about turtles.
One way that Leo care about turtles is that he cares about what can happen to turtles because they are slow. In paragraph 14, Leo does his presentation on the wildlife and brings Charlie. In paragraph 14, Leo talks about,” animals like deer can run fast, but others have no hope, they are too slow, they will