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2008 Local Contest Winners:

Animal Friends IllustrationKindergarten: Eli Munn of Iron River
"The Dog " [view 460k pdf*]

 

 

 

The Gas Station IllustrationFirst Grade: Heidi Karinen of Painesdale
"The Gas Station " [view 328k pdf*]

 

 

 

Does Cookie Get Cooked? IllustrationSecond Grade: Alexis White of Marquette
"Does Cookie Get Cooked? " [view 1.4mb pdf*]

 

 

 

Tirtwig the Lonely Turtle IllustrationThird Grade: Takoda Spears of Germfask
"Tirtwig the Lonely Turtle " [view 636k pdf*]

 

 

 

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Children from kindergarten to third grade were invited to write and illustrate their own stories and enter them in the Thirteenth Annual Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest. These stories were judged locally and the winners were submitted to the national contest.

10 local winners recieved PRIZES!
The top three authors in each age divivision won a Reading Rainbow prize pack containing a Reading Rainbow backpack and DVD.

Reading Rainbow DVDs          Reading Rainbow Backpack

Kindergarten:
First: Eli Munn "The Dog"

First Grade:
First: Heidi Karinen "The Gas Station"
Second: Jacob Maki "Exploring with Papa"
Third: Melanie Jones "How I Lost My Teddy Bear"

Second Grade:
First: Alexis White "Does Cookie Get Cooked?"
Second: Lilyana Kumpula "The Fairies Magical Adventure"

Third Grade:
First: Tokoda Spears " Tirtwig the Lonely Turtle"
Second: Stephanie LaFoille "You Will Always Be My Friend"
Third: Megan Boyd "Mary, The Monkey, Makes Friends"

Honorable Mention: Caleb Swanson "The Life of a Frog"

2007 Local Contest Winners
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