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KNPB CHANNEL 5 PUBLIC BROADCASTING 1670 North Virginia Street • Reno, Nevada 89503 Channels 5.1 • 5.2 • 5.3 • knpb.org/writerscontest The KNPB 8 Winners knpb.org/writerscontest The KNPB 8 Winners knpb.org/writerscontest KINDERGARTEN 1st Place: “The Enchanted Forest” by Hannah Brookfi eld Elementary School 2nd Place: “All About Amazing Polar Bears” by Amarah Nancy Gomes Elementary School 3rd Place: “Amazing Starfi sh” by Tatila Alice Smith Elementary School FIRST GRADE 1st Place: “Martin Luther King, Jr.” by Peyton Honors Academy of Literature 2nd Place: “Panda Facts” by Nolan Spanish Springs Elementary School 3rd Place: “Sloths” by Natalee Nancy Gomes Elementary School SECOND GRADE 1st Place: “The Amazing Family” by Rozanitzia Grace Warner Elementary School 2nd Place: “Fred the Shark” by Greyden Nancy Gomes Elementary School 3rd Place: “Kid Anonymous” by Zach Sierra Nevada Academy Charter School THIRD GRADE 1st Place: “The Girl who Traveled to England!” by Brooke Nancy Gomes Elementary School 2nd Place: “Andy’s Ocean Adventure” by Ryann Spanish Springs Elementary School 3rd Place: “The Ring of Donovan” by Bryce Brown Elementary School 8 SPONSORED LOCALLY BY With support from Abraham & Sonia Rochlin Foundation, Nell J. Redfield Foundation, Lemelson Foundation, Marie Crowley Foundation, Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation, Thelma B. & Thomas P. Hart Foundation, Jack Van Sickle Foundation, Anonymous Donor, The Lafrance Family Foundation, Parent Teacher Aids, Western Nevada Supply, Washoe County Honorary Deputy Sheriff’s Association, and University of Nevada, Reno-Pack Internship Grant Program. The PBS KIDS Writers Contest is produced by PBS and is based on the Reading Rainbow The Arthur television series is based on the Arthur Adventure books by Marc Brown, Arthur and Young Writers and Illustrators Contest, a concept developed by WNED. other Marc Brown characters at TM and © of Marc Brown, Television Series ©2018 WGBH. WILD KRATTS TM © 2018 Kratt Brothers Company Ltd./9 Story Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. All Rights Reserved. The PBS KIDS logo is a registered mark of the Public Broadcasting Service and is used with permission. 8 SPONSORED LOCALLY BY Our community PBS member station, KNPB, serving northern Nevada and northeastern California, is proud to take part in the KNPB PBS KIDS Writers Contest. Few things can capture a child’s imagination like a good book. KNPB PBS KIDS Writers Contest invites children, kindergarten through third grade, in communities across our area to use their boundless imaginations to create original stories and illustrations and then submit them to their local PBS station. This year, more than a thousand children from northern Nevada and northeastern California participated in the KNPB PBS KIDS Writers Contest, building their creative voices, and developing critical reading and writing skills. Visit our website at knpb.org/writerscontest to fi nd out more about the contest, read the winning stories and watch the winners announce their stories. The PBS KIDS Writers Contest is produced by PBS and is based on the Reading Rainbow The Arthur television series is based on the Arthur Adventure books by Marc Brown, Arthur and Young Writers and Illustrators Contest, a concept developed by WNED. other Marc Brown characters at TM and © of Marc Brown, Television Series ©2018 WGBH. WILD KRATTS TM © 2018 Kratt Brothers Company Ltd./9 Story Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. All Rights Reserved. The PBS KIDS logo is a registered mark of the Public Broadcasting Service and is used with permission. 68 6 68 KINDERGARTEN: 2nd Place “All About Amazing Polar Bears” by Amarah Nancy Gomes Elementary School 8 9 Polar bears are large mammals that live in the Arctic Circle. 10 11 Polar bears have black skin and clear fur. This is amazing because their skin and it looks white but it is black. 12 13 Did you know that Polar Bears are very good swimmers? 14 15 Polar bears are good moms to their cubs. They dig a den to keep their cubs warm. 16 17 Polar Bears are really picky eaters and they pick off the fat and the skin. 18 19 TRUSTED. VALUED. ESSENTIAL. QUESTION PARENTS RATE PBS KIDS Which ONE do you believe is the most MOST EDUCATIONAL educational for children? MEDIA BRAND Source: Marketing & Research Resources, Inc. (M&RR), January 2018 Responses are from parents of children under age 18. 69% PBS KIDS UNIVERSAL 8% KIDS DISNEY 6% CHANNEL 6% DISNEY JUNIOR NICK JR. PBS STATIONS 6% REACH MORE CHILDREN 2–8 IN LOW-INCOME 3% NICKELODEON HOMES CARTOON THAN 3% NETWORK ANY OTHER KIDS TV NETWORK 9/19/2016–9/24/2017, L+7 M-Su 6A-6A TP reach, 50% unif., 6+min., LOH18-49w/C<6, HH w/Inc <$25K. All PBS Stations, DSNY, NICK, DSNYJr, NICKJr., SPRT, TOON & DISCFam 20 TRUSTED. VALUED. ESSENTIAL. PBS KIDS HELPS QUESTION How strongly PREPARE CHILDREN do you agree or disagree with FOR SUCCESS the following IN SCHOOL statement: “(INSERT Source: Marketing & Research Resources, Inc. (M&RR), January 2018 ORGANIZATION) helps prepare 87% PBS KIDS children for success in school.” DISNEY JUNIOR 68% Graph indicates “Agree Strongly” and DISNEY “Agree Somewhat.” CHANNEL 66% Responses are from parents of children 55% NICK JR. under age 18. 54% UNIVERSAL KIDS 41% PBS REACHES 22% OVER 1 MILLION EDUCATORS EACH MONTH WITH FREE, HIGH-QUALITY CONTENT FOR THE CLASSROOM Source: Google Analytics (Sept 2017 - Jan 2018) 21 TRUSTED. VALUED. ESSENTIAL. PBS KIDS On-Air SERVES ALL PBS KIDS attracts a higher CHILDREN proportion of Source: Nielsen NPOWER L+7, 9/25/17-12/31/17 PBS Child Multi-weekly Program Reach, HH (000) vs. UE African-American, Hispanic, and ASIAN low-income homes 85% compared to their representation in 100% TOTAL U.S. the U.S. population. LOW-INCOME 114% (HH INC <$40K) 128% AFRICAN-AMERICAN 130% HISPANIC Online Source: comScore Plan Metrix Audience Profi le Nov. 2017 pbskids.org 88% HISPANIC attracts a higher proportion of web users from 100% TOTAL U.S. Asian-American and African-American LOWER-INCOME homes compared 134% to their representation in 171% AFRICAN-AMERICAN the U.S. population. 200% ASIAN 22 TRUSTED. VALUED. ESSENTIAL. PBS KIDS HELPS QUESTION 24 How strongly PREPARE CHILDREN do you agree or 7disagree with FOR SUCCESS the following IN SCHOOL statement: “(INSERT Source: Marketing & Research Resources, Inc. (M&RR), January 2018 ORGANIZATION) helps prepare 87% PBS KIDS children for success in school.” DISNEY JUNIOR 68% Graph indicates “Agree Strongly” and DISNEY “Agree Somewhat.” CHANNEL 66% Responses are from parents of children 55% NICK JR. under age 18. 54% UNIVERSALUNIVERSAL KIDS KIDS 41% NICKELODEON CARTOON PBS REACHES % NETWORK 22% OVER 1 MILLION EDUCATORS EACH MONTH WITH FREE, HIGH-QUALITY CONTENT FOR THE CLASSROOM Source: Google Analytics (Sept 2017 - Jan 2018) 23 .