The Story of a Snail Who Discovered the Importance of Being Slow

by Luis Sepulveda, Satoshi Kitamura (Illustrator), Nick Caistor (Translator)

Overview

Rebelde the snail can't stop asking his fellow molluscs awkward questions, starting with: why are we so slow? When he is finally banished from the snail community because of this, he is forced to travel the world alone. As he explores in his slow snail-like way, Rebelde makes new friends and goes on plenty of adventures, gaining wisdom from every new encounter. But when he finds out his friends are in danger, he decides to rush home to warn them. Will he get there in time to save them?

Luis Sepúlveda's bestselling The Story of a Snail Who Discovered the Importance of Being Slow is a wonderful ode to diversity and unity, celebrating the importance of being slow in a world obsessed with speed.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781846884139
Publisher:	Bloomsbury USA
Publication date:	06/13/2017
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.20(d)
Age Range:	8 - 10 Years

About the Author

Satoshi Kitamura is the prize-winning author and illustrator of many books for children, including Me and My Cat? and, most recently, Comic Adventures of Boots. He lives in London, England.