Reading Rainbow 2007 Contest

LaVar and books

 

Check out the 2007 National winner information.


2007 1st Place Winners

The story of red shoes

Kindergarten
Syedah Khadeeja Shah
The Story of Red Shoes
Jollyville Elementary
Round Rock ISD
the scrambled numberline

1st Grade
Ariel O'Gwin
The Scrambled Numberline
C.C. Mason Elementary
Leander ISD
bad dog

2nd Grade
Kaitlyn Arvesen
Bad Dog
LBJ Elementary
Johnson City ISD
octopus adventure

3rd Grade
Shelby Gallen
Octopus Adventure
Spicewood Elementary
Round Rock ISD
Syedah Khadeeja Shah Kaitlyn Arvesen Shelby Gallen

2007 2nd Place Winners

Icecream the Guinea Pig

Kindergarten
Ashlyn Black
Icecream the Guinea Pig
Graham Elementary
Austin ISD
The Trip to Hungary

1st Grade
Viktoria Haide
The Trip to Hungary
Hill Elementary Austin ISD
How the Butterfly Got Her Colors

2nd Grade
Kaitlin Rose Moore
How the Butterfly Got Her Colors
homeschooled
Austin, TX
The Giant That Started It All

3rd Grade
Dillon Moreno
The Giant That Started It All
Flatonia Elementary
Flatonia ISD

2007 3rd Place Winners

Huryy Back Before the Tooth Fairy Comes!

Kindergarten
Makayla Arvesen
Hurry Back Before the Tooth Fairy Comes!
LBJ Elementary
Johnson City ISD

Me & My Pet Dinosaur

Colton Roscher

Me and My Pet Dinosaur
Sacred Heart Catholic School
LaGrange, TX

My Secret


1st Grade
Kylar Black
My Secret
Graham Elementary
Austin ISD

Floating Clay Mystery

2nd Grade
Julia Kramer
The Floating Clay Mystery
Hill Elementary
Austin ISD

 

Adventues of Frank & George
Michael Lansford

The Adventures of Frank and George
homeschooled
Austin, TX

Media Sunrise

3rd Grade
Natalie Ray
Medina Sunrise
Highland Park Elementary
Austin ISD

Stories on pbskids.org
The 12 national winning stories for 2007 are posted on the pbskids.org/readingrainbow website.

Additional stories from national submissions (one from each participating station) will be posted on the site.

National Winners

Kindergarten
Grand Prize: Do Mom and Dad Ever Go To Bed? by Brittan Taylor Hart
KSPS-TV, Spokane WA
Second Place: Far Out Seasons by Zachary Wiles
WVIZ, Cleveland OH
Third Place: Turn Around! by Paul Harness
KAID, Bosie ID

First Grade

Grand Prize: Tractorman Saves the Rainforest by Kieran Morris
NPT, Nashville TN
Second Place: I Think My Mom is an Alien by Shan Reddy
VegasPBS, Las Vegas NV
Third Place: Our New Baby by Emily Ellenbecker
Milwaukee PTV (WI)

Second Grade

Grand Prize: Henry and Grace Go to the Museum by Henry Workman
KETC, St Louis MO
Second Place: Oh Baby! by Cora Marit Richter
TPT, St Paul MN
Third Place: The Mystery of the Who-Dang-Wang by Abigail Emma Cochran
Milwaukee PTV (WI)

Third Grade

Grand Prize: Trophy Tails by Joey McNally
WTVP, Peoria IL
Second Place: Left Out by Anna Hope Lim
HoustonPBS (TX)
Third Place: The Magical Backpack by Anne Carlstein
UNC-TV, Research Triangle Park NC

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