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Whew! It was a tough decision, but we finally have our local Reading Rainbow Contest winners for this year. We received so many great stories and we thank everyone who entered the contest.

NOW, here are our 2009 winners! All first-place entries have been submitted to compete in the national contest. Congratulations to all of our authors and illustrators!!

PBS KIDS Raising Readers presents the WORD OF THE DAY. This new feature gives preschoolers a chance to learn a new word with their favorite PBS KIDS characters from SESAME STREET, BETWEEN THE LIONS and WORDWORLD.

The multimedia module features the word and its definition, an audio read-aloud from a PBS KIDS character and a video clip showing the word in action. The module can be watched at home with a parent, or at school or daycare with a teacher or caregiver. New words from SUPER WHY and MARTHA SPEAKS will be added soon!

Click here for another word!