By Carol Hinz
Editorial Director, Millbrook Press

Thank you very much to everyone who entered the Gross Body Science Draw a Germ contest. We received a lot of entries, and the variety and creativity of the entries was fantastic! The judges had a very difficult job!

Here’s a photo of just a portion of the entries during judging:Without any further ado, here are the winners. We have four Honorable Mention winners:

Leonela G.
age 10, grade 5
Woodside Elementary
Holland, Michigan

Emily G.
age 8, grade 2
St. John the Evangelist School
Pensacola, Florida

Perla N.
age 8, grade 2
Postville Community Schools
Postville, Iowa

Dylan W.
age 14, grade 8
St. John the Evangelist School
Pensacola, Florida

Each of these winners will receive a copy of one of the books in the Gross Body Science series.

Drumroll, please . . .

First prize goes to:

Destinee N.
age 11, grade 5
Woodside Elementary
Holland, Michigan

Destinee will receive a copy of Crust & Spray: Gross Stuff in Your Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat as well as the following original germ painting from Michael Slack. Congratulations to all!