
Scholastic has a student contest that caught my attention. From the source:
Mark Teague, illustrator of the How Do Dinosaurs series, uses his imagination to help dinosaurs learn about lots of important things—how to say good night, play with friends, go to school, even to say “I love you”!
Now It’s Your Students’ Turn! Create a book cover by filling in the blank: How Do Dinosaurs __________? Then draw the cover you imagine!
1 Grand-Prize Winner will receive a classroom visit from Mark Teague!
10 Runners-Up will receive a 10-book Mark Teague library!
Click here for more information. I could see students getting into this one. Personally, I’d like to see a How Do Dinosaurs Prevent Their Own Extinction cover. A lot of directions you could go with that one.

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January 24, 2010 at 11:27 am
Rasco from RIF
Thanks so much, I am going to make sure RIF coordinators know about this contest…what a great activity, what a great prize! I have seen Teague in action in a classroom visit and it is a treat!
January 24, 2010 at 2:13 pm
Jim Randolph
Thanks, my students (& daughter) will eat this up!
January 25, 2010 at 4:30 pm
Richard Hanks
I hate it when I read a blog post like this, then read it is for US residents only.
January 26, 2010 at 5:07 pm
Scope Notes
Richard – sorry about that!
January 26, 2010 at 6:09 pm
Marge LW
Thanks for the heads up. And I like your idea ;->
January 27, 2010 at 5:06 pm
Janelle @ Brimful Curiosities
I’ll make sure to mention this to the teachers at my daughter’s school. Fun contest.