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K-3All Aboard Reading series.
Illustrated by
Rick Brown.
Gail is a snail who wants to move fast. She is ostracized until her speed helps her rescue a baby snail who has fallen into a pond. Soon everyone is imitating Gail by windsurfing on leafy twigs--but they still prefer to go slowly. Cartoony watercolors are filled with funny-looking snails in cars, on skateboards, and in puddles of slime. This early level reader has large print, lots of white space, and short lines of type.