Illustrator: Djeffterline Jean Philippe
Illustrators: Iris Pichardo & Celina Ring Sheldon High School, Sacramento Art instructor: Theresa Nguyen Tran Vo
Florin High School, Sacramento Art instructor: Alexandra Pease
Braden chose to write about water because his dad is on an irrigation board. “He talks a lot about it at dinner. He’s a big inspiration in my life, so I followed his lead.”
“I hope people learn that color doesn’t matter and that agriculture is very important.”
The Raindrop’s Story by Braden Frantz Gratton School, Stanislaus County Teacher: Rexann Casteel
The Grand Champion by Shayna Gomes Scott Valley Options, Siskiyou County Teacher: Amy Hurlimann
Blobby the raindrop falls from the sky into a lake, travels through an energy turbine, down a river that irrigates crops and into the ocean, before evaporating back to his home cloud.
A calf named Benson is teased because he looks different from the other cattle on the ranch. But he is chosen by a girl to raise for the fair, and he goes on to become Grand Champion.
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Summer 2024
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