[Ecoed] Write On! Wetlands Challenge 2007 Call for Illustrators

[Bronwyn Mitchell]

FOR WIDE DISTRIBUTION

 

Help celebrate American Wetlands Month 

Environmental Concern presents its 3rd annual national Write-On! Wetlands
Challenge!!

 

PART II: The Illustrator's Challenge

 

Entries will be accepted through May 18th, 2007.  All entries must be
received by May 18th, 2007!

 

The Details...

In February, we sent a call out to Middle-schoolers throughout the nation.
Their challenge was to write a book with the theme, "Uncover Hidden Wetland
Treasures".  The entries poured in, and one winner was selected:

 

Wetlands A to Z by Sofia Calicchio from Alton C. Crews Middle School in
Lawrenceville, Georgia

 

Now we turn to the elementary students to bring those words to life in
pictures. The pages of the story have been divided evenly between grades K-6
(see manuscript below).  So get out your pens, pencils, crayons, pastels,
markers and the most important tool of all - your creativity!

 

Each drawing must be colorful and original.  Please submit artwork on 8.5" x
11" paper in "portrait" orientation ("landscape" oriented pictures will not
be considered).  Include associated page number, the artist's name, grade,
school, teacher, and both school and personal addresses on the back.

 

The artists may use any medium - paints, crayons, colored pencils.etc.

Pictures will be chosen for their creativity, artistic quality, and
correlation to the page and story.

 

All artists will receive a certificate of appreciation for participating.
Winning artwork will be incorporated with the text to create a book.
Winning artists will receive two copies of the book - one for themselves,
the other for their school.  Additional copies can be purchased from
Environmental Concern. 

 

For more information, log onto www.wetland.org <http://www.wetland.org/> ,
email wow at wetland.org, or call (410) 745-9620.  

 

Mail entries to: 

EC Write-on! Wetlands Challenge 2007 

PO Box P 

St. Michaels, MD 21663 

**Note - Once submitted, all entries are property of Environmental Concern
and will not be returned.

 

WINNING MANUSCRIPT TEXT: 

 

Author:  Sofia Calicchio

School:  Alton C. Crews Middle School

Lawrenceville, GA

 

Wetlands A to Z

 

Page 1 - Grade K

The A's in the marsh, the B's in the bog.

What could be better than C-ing a frog?

Come with me, we'll see today,

What strange things will come our way.

Page 2 - Grade K

       A - The alligator that swims right by,

Looking around with a watchful eye.

He looks around for a fish or two,

But swims away seeing me and you.

Page 3 - Grade K

B - Another animal found here is a beaver.

He uses sticks and acts as a weaver.

He uses his teeth to build a home.

It's half a circle, just like a dome.

Page 4 -Grade 1

C - There is a treasure the color of a cherry,

Found in the wetlands, called a cranberry.

As red as a ruby and also quite small,

This delicious berry is shaped like a ball.

Page 5 - Grade 1

D - Ducks come to swim here, with their little webbed feet.

In the water they glide, their quacks oh so sweet. 

 

E - Emergents are plants that live double lives;

Their roots in the water, their leaves in the skies. 

Page 6 - Grade 1

F - Underneath the surface you'll see many fish.

Watch them swim, and see their tails swish.

Watch as they pass a few croaking frogs,

Sitting in a line on top of some logs.

Page 7 - Grade 2

G - HONK! Go the geese, building their nests, 

See their little ones getting some rest.

 

H - A horseshoe crab sounds like a short-tempered fighter.

It's not a crab, but the kin of a spider.

Page 8 - Grade 2

I - It's found in the wetlands with a very sharp beak.

It's called an ibis, and is quite unique.

Wading in the water, looking for a meal,

Catching a fish is quite an ordeal.

Page 9 - Grade 2

J - Here in the wetland a treasure is found.

Small orange flowers grow up from the ground.

If leaves of three you did NOT let be,

Jewelweed can help in your time of need.

Page 10 - Grade 3

K - A kingfisher is a bird that is quite small.

When it stands, it's about 6-inches tall.

Diving for fish is how it stays fed.

A piercing rattle it calls while it flies overhead. 

Page 11 - Grade 3

L - Going to the wetlands to pick flowers may sound silly,

But that's where you'll find the lotus, the famous water lily.

 

M - Marshes have muddy ground, 

Where many things squish around. 

Page 12 - Grade 3

N - Some wetland animals are active at night.

By staying up late, you'll see quite a sight;

 

O - Otters catching a fish while they play.

And falling asleep as soon as it's day. 

Page 13 - Grade 4

P - Another thing found here are carnivorous plants . 

The weird thing about them is: they eat ants.

The plants trap insects in their sticky goo,

Then, they start to digest and eat them. EWW!

Page 14 - Grade 4

Q - Some folks use quagmire to describe a big mess,

But the name of a wetland, is the definition I like best.

 

R - Raccoons are animals in disguise,

With black circles around their eyes.

Page 15 - Grade 4

S - See the snake slither around,

Moving along across the soggy ground.

Through the water the snake glides along.

Its body moving sleek and strong.

Page 16 - Grade 5

T- Turtles swim all around.

They lay their eggs in the ground.

When the babies hatch, they swim away, 

Only to come back another day.

Page 17 - Grade 5

U - The bald uakari is a unique creature.

His face changes colors.  What an odd feature!

Visiting the Amazon will allow you to see

This wetland creature swinging from tree to tree.

Page 18 - Grade 5

V - Flitting around wetlands like life's such a joy,

It's a butterfly called a viceroy.

 

W - There are many wading birds here, and some are very rare.

They walk in the water hunting with care.

Page 19 - Grade 6

X - Xenopus gilli is a type of frog.

It lives in acidic water, like a bog.

The cape clawed frog is also its name.

And being endangered is its game.

Page 20 - Grade 6

Y - The yellow-crowned night heron wakes up at dusk.

Daytime is over and breakfast's a must.

He flies to the wetland leaving the trees,

Where the herons all nest in the rookery.

Page 21 - Grade 6

Z - Now we come to the last letter, Z.

What kind of animal could it be?

This bird seems to hate to fly,

So there's no need to look up high.

Try looking closer to the ground,

Perhaps you'll see him walking around.

The Zapata wren is this bird's name,

He helps us finish our alphabet game.  

 

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