Antarctica Day Competition Winners!

A huge well done and thank you to everyone who sent in your AMAZING Antarctica themed writing - the judges had a very hard time choosing the best entry for every age group!
Below are the winning entries...
Age category 4-6 years
Judged by Ellie Turner-Wallace, Festival of Nature Team
Winner
‘Antarctica Patterns' by Olivia Li age 4
Runners up
‘Antarctica' by Madeleine Whitmarsh age 6
‘How kind a Penguin Can Be' by Diogo Brandao age 5
Age category 7-10 years
Judged by Yoland Bosiger, Assistant Producer on Frozen Planet 2
Winner
‘A Diary Entry from an Emperor Penguin' by Meliha Azer age 9
Dear Diary,
It's cold. Today has been rough.
This morning, my wife Jayla was pacing from one side of the igloo to another and had a frightened smile. She was murmuring things to herself and getting very angry. I began to panic due to the fact that she is the most positive penguin I know. I asked Jayla what the problem was. She answered saying that penguins were going missing and she had this weird theory that we were next....

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