It's a fact--snails have both male and female reproductive parts. 400 Virginia elementary students were denied an author visit when one parent saw a video of this author where she referred to her book Snail and mentioned this fact. The parent insisted the visit be cancelled, which it was, with no explanation. But, the author had a contract and insisted she be paid. The principal told the school librarian she'd have to pay the author out of her own pocket! The author refused to take the librarian's money and instead went to court. The school board ended up paying author Erica S. Perl, who feels that authors and their contracts (and binary snails) need to be respected, and children need author visits.
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