After an impromptu and
slapdash beginning, the Kids Read Science and Teens Read Science contests have wrapped up. Jeff and I are pleased to announce our winners!
First of all, I'd like to thank our sponsors, Thermo-Fisher and Invitrogen/Molecular Probes for their kind donations to the contest! Due to their generous support, we are able to offer some great prizes. The authors who kindly sent in signed copies of their books are also most appreciated! Every contestant will receive a book, chosen by Joanne and Jeff, and some other cool prizes!
We had many blogs also help promote
the contest as well as folks on twitter helping to spread the word, and I am grateful for that as well.
Jeff of Scienticity.net and I would like to extend a very warm thank you those who helped us do the judging this year: Dr. Carin Bondar, Dr. Brian Krueger, Lois Lowry (author) and Amy Jenkins (librarian).
I am very pleased with the entries this year. They are clever and well thought out.The kids and teens
are quite amazing and I found myself absolutely charmed by their creativity and personalities!
First, here are the Kids Read Science entrants and winners. There were 8
entrants all together. We have a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winner and a category for Notable Creativity.
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FIRST
PLACE Inventing America : The Life of Benjamin Franklin, by Mark Essig Reviewed by Lilith Bulawa | SECOND PLACE Tornadoes by Michael Woods
and Mary B. Woods Reviewed by Caleb Johnson | THIRD PLACE Snowflake
Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin illustrated by Mary Azarian Reviewed
by Adia Bulawa | NOTABLE CREATIVITY Albino
Animals by Kelly Milner Halls Reviewed by Tyson Maynard |
Our other entrants also contributed
great book reviews and I suggest you visit those, too! Very creative and great editing!! I might need them to come help produce
my videos! These are listed in order alphabetically by book title.
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Bill Gates : helping people use computers by Charnan Simon Reviewed
by Claire Crippen | Giant Pandas by Karen Dudley Reviewed
by Kaitlyn Bosold | Rain Forest by Elinor Greenwood Reviewed
by Sarah Henne | Saturn by Elaine Landau Reviewed
by Arianna Scarsella |
There were four entrants in the Teens Read Science Contest. Again, there
is a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place with a prize for Notable Creativity.
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FIRST PLACE The Pneumatics of Hero of Alexandria translated
by Bennet Woodcroft Reviewed by MaryAnn Bulawa | SECOND PLACE Albert Einstein and his Inflatable Universe (Dead Famous Series) by
Mike Goldsmith Reviewed by Anisha Joshi | THIRD PLACE Countdown : A History
of Space Flight by T.A. Heppenheimer Reviewed by Annie Davis
| NOTABLE CREATIVITY Phinneas
Gage : A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Science by John Fleischman
Reviewed by Tyson Maynard |
I enjoyed each video
and decision making was tough.
What book do I most want to read right now after watching all of these videos? I've not read any
of them, so I could easily add to my stack of books, but I think Countdown: A History of Space Flight has captured
my imagination.
Take a look at these reviews and give these kids some views for their hard work. Enjoy!
Kindly, Joanne
