I’ve just learned about a wonderful contest Scholastic is sponsoring for young readers.
A few weeks ago I told you about Winter’s Tail, a book about Winter the Dolphin, an amazing little dolphin rescued from a crab trap off the coast of Florida. Poor Winter’s tail was so mangled from the trap that she lost her tail. To everyone’s amazement, a prosthetic company offered to design Winter a prosthetic tail. Now Winter has learned to swim with her new tail and is doing great!
Scholastic, the publisher of Winter’s Tail, wants to hear about an animal who is a hero to your kids! All they need to do is write an essay of 200 words or less and tell Scholastic about their animal hero.
One grand prize winner and his/her guardian will receive a trip to visit Winter at her home in Clearwater, Florida, one night’s stay at a hotel, $500 travel voucher, a Winter prize pack and a Nintendo DS Game system! Ten runners up with receive a copy of Winter’s Tail, a Winter’s Tail Nintendo DS game and a Winter plush doll!
Download the contest details here.
Send entries to:
Scholastic’s Meet Winter the Dolphin Contest
557 Broadway
New York, NY 10012
Entries must include student’s name, age, and grade; teacher’s name; and school name, address, and phone number.
All entries must be received by November 30, 2009. Winners will be announced on or around December 14th. No purchase necessary. Open to legal residences of 50 United States and D.C. ages 6-14 as of November 30th 2009. Void where prohibited. Click here for complete contest rules
