01/11/15

Winners of the 2014 Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest

Thank you so much for your outpouring of “frog and environmental” love. The 5th Annual Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest with 973 diverse artworks from 32 countries was the widest global reach yet! I want to thank my judges: Laura Skolar, Christine Wiltanger, Greg Spalenka, Greg Brickey, Derek May, Mark T. Smith, and Emma Lam.

Each 1st place WINNER in the age group categories: (3-6, 7-9, 10-12, and 13-15) win a prize, so please contact us. Other winners receive an official certificate by email, detailing where they placed, so contact us for that as well. All other children will be able to download a participation certificate via this website soon.

And now… for the Winners!

Age Group 3-6

1st Place Winner, Kardelen Koc, Turkey; 2nd Place Winner, Liam Cheng, New York; 3rd Place Winner Vinci Chan Wing Chi, Hong Kong.

Honorable Mentions: Jessen Whelchel, California; Lucy Krimmel, California; Liam Malinsky, Hoboken, New Jersey; Liu Tsz Chun, Hong Kong; Stephen Lu, South Brunswick, NJ.

1st Place Winner, Kardelen Koc, Turkey, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest 2014, age 3-6 group

2nd Place Winner, Liam Cheng, New York, USA, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest 2014, age 3-6 group

3rd Place Winner Vinci Chan Wing Chi, Hong Kong, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest 2014, age 3-6 group

Honorable Mention Jessen Whelchel, California, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest 2014, age 3-6 group

Honorable Mention, Lucy Krimmel, California, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest 2014, age 3-6 group

Honorable Mention, Liam Malinsky, Hoboken, New Jersey, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest 2014, age 3-6 group

Honorable Mention, Liu Tsz Chun, Hong Kong, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest 2014, age 3-6 group

Honorable Mention, Stephen Lu, South Brunswick, NJ, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest 2014, age 3-6 group

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Age Group 7-9

1st Place Winner, Justin Hou, New Mexico; 2nd Place Winner, Mofan Qu, South Brunswick, New Jersey; 3rd Place Winner, Grace Demarest, California.

Honorable Mentions: Aditri Chauhan, Piscataway, New Jersey; Csenge Markus, Hungary; Dhanvi Sayani, Dubai, UAE.

1st Place Winner, Justin Hou, New Mexico, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest - Ages 7-9

2nd Place Winner, Mofan Qu, South Brunswick, New Jersey, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest - Ages 7-9

3rd Place Winner, Grace Demarest, California, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest - Ages 7-9

Honorable Mention, Aditri Chauhan, Piscataway, New Jersey, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest - Ages 7-9

Honorable Mention, Csenge Markus, Hungary, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest - Ages 7-9

Honorable Mention, Dhanvi Sayani, Dubai, UAE, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest - Ages 7-9

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Age Group 10-12

1st Place Winner, Roshni K.R., India; 2nd Place Winner, Doga Tansug, Turkey; 3rd Place Winner, Ada Zeylan, Turkey; 4th Place Winner, Rana Taki, Turkey.

Honorable Mentions: Elif Ersoz, Turkey; Fatahillah Faisal Rizqiawan, Indonesia; Joshua Lim Kah Lok, Malaysia; Mercen Turkmen, Turkey; Zakiyah Hasanah, Indonesia.

1st Place Winner, Roshni K.R., India, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest ages 10-12

2nd Place Winner, Doga Tansug, Turkey, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest ages 10-12

3rd Place Winner, Ada Zeylan, Turkey, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest ages 10-12

4th Place Winner, Rana Taki, Turkey, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest ages 10-12

Honorable Mention, Elif Ersoz, Turkey, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest ages 10-12

Honorable Mention, Fatahillah Faisal Rizqiawan, Indonesia, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest ages 10-12

Honorable Mention, Joshua Lim Kah Lok, Malaysia, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest ages 10-12

Honorable Mention, Mercen Turkmen, Turkey, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest ages 10-12

Honorable Mention, Zakiyah Hasanah, Indonesia, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest ages 10-12

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Age Group 13-16

1st Place Winner, Irene Qiao, USA; 2nd Place Winner, Arushi Aggarwal, India; 3rd Place Winner, Dayanna Franco, Liberty HS, New Jersey.

Honorable Mentions: Cristina Maria Simion, Romania; Lena Sutanti, Indonesia; Lily Liu, Canada; Marian Patrisia, Romania.

1st Place Winner, Irene Qiao, USA, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest, Ages 13-16

2nd Place Winner, Arushi Aggarwal, India, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest, Ages 13-16

3rd Place Winner, Dayanna Franco, Liberty HS, New Jersey, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest, Ages 13-16

Honorable Mention, Cristina Maria Simion, Romania, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest, Ages 13-16

Honorable Mention, Lena Sutanti, Indonesia, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest, Ages 13-16

Honorable Mention, Lily Liu, Canada, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest, Ages 13-16

Honorable Mention, Marian Patrisia, Romania, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest, Ages 13-16

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Best Environmental Art

1st Place Winner, Olivia Xu, New Jersey, USA; 2nd Place Winner, Irene Qiao, USA; 3rd Place Winner, Cynthia Cao, USA.

Honorable Mention: Lena Sutanti, Indonesia.

1st Place Winner, Olivia Xu, New Jersey, USA, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest, Best Environmental Art

2nd Place Winner, Irene Qiao, USA, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest, Best Environmental Art

3rd Place Winner, Cynthia Cao, USA, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest, Best Environmental Art

Honorable Mention, Lena Sutanti, Indonesia, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest, Best Environmental Art

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Best Black and White Art

1st Place Winner, Sude Dogan, Turkey; 2nd Place Winner, Lee Xin Yee, Malaysia; 3rd Place Winner, Oliver Perrone, Hungary.

1st Place Winner, Sude Dogan, Turkey, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest, Best Black and White

2nd Place Winner, Lee Xin Yee, Malaysia, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest, Best Black and White

3rd Place Winner, Oliver Perrone, Hungary, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest, Best Black and White

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Best 3D Art

1st Place Winner, Ioana Vallimarescu, Romania; 2nd Place Winner, Margaret Chen, Michigan, USA; 3rd Place Winner, Alexander Franco, Jersey City, NJ.

Honorable Mentions: Dilan Sendan, Turkey; Elizabeth Manthey, Plymouth, Wisconsin; Niamh Ni Iceadha, Ireland; Trisha Sayani, Dubai, UAE.

1st Place Winner, Ioana Vallimarescu, Romania, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest, Best 3D Art

2nd Place Winner, Margaret Chen, Michigan, USA, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest, Best 3D Art

3rd Place Winner, Alexander Franco, Jersey City, NJ, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest, Best 3D Art

Honorable Mention, Dilan Sendan, Turkey, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest, Best 3D Art

Honorable Mention, Elizabeth Manthey, Plymouth, Wisconsin, USA, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest, Best 3D Art

Honorable Mention, Niamh Ni Iceadha, Ireland, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest, Best 3D Art

Honorable Mention, Trisha Sayani, Dubai, UAE, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest, Best 3D Art

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Best Typographic “Frogs Are Green”

1st Place Winner, Afreen Kapoor, India; 2nd Place Winner, Dhanayra Lara, MS #7, Jersey City, NJ, USA.

Honorable Mentions: Angel Sealtiel S. Munoz, Philippines; Pranav Vijay Chhatbar, India.

1st Place Winner, Afreen Kapoor, India, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest, Best Typography

2nd Place Winner, Dhanayra Lara, MS #7, Jersey City, NJ, USA, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest, Best Typography

Honorable Mention, Angel Sealtiel S. Munoz, Philippines, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest, Best Typography

Honorable Mention, Pranav Vijay Chhatbar, India, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest, Best Typography

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Best of Jersey City

1st Place Winner, Reshma Modi; 2nd Place Winner, Amir Shadkam; 3rd Place Winner, Rachel Shneberg; all from Jersey City, New Jersey, USA.

Honorable Mentions: Giancarlo Quesda; Nishat Poppy; Sarah Mongare; Shane Meledathu, from Jersey City, NJ.

1st Place Winner, Reshma Modi, New Jersey, USA, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest, Best of Jersey City

2nd Place Winner, Amir Shadkam, New Jersey, USA, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest, Best of Jersey City

3rd Place Winner, Rachel Shneberg, New Jersey, USA, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest, Best of Jersey City

Honorable Mention, Giancarlo Quesda, New Jersey, USA, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest, Best of Jersey City

Honorable Mention, Nishat Poppy, New Jersey, USA, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest, Best of Jersey City

Honorable Mention, Sarah Mongare, New Jersey, USA, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest, Best of Jersey City

Honorable Mention, Shane Meledathu, New Jersey, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest, Best of Jersey City

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– Susan Newman, founder, Frogs Are Green, Inc. A NJ nonprofit organization.

01/6/15

Winners of the 2014 Frogs in the Wild Photography Contest

Announcing the winners of the 2014 Frogs in the Wild Photography Contest hosted by Frogs Are Green!

I want to thank this year’s judges: Sigrid Shreeve, Christine Guhl, Megan Maloy, Sam Skolnik Mullane, Alyssa Bredin, Keith Gisser, and Andy Levine.

1st Place Winner: 2014 Frogs in the Wild by Wes Deyton of North Carolina.

2nd Place Winner: 2014 Frogs in the Wild, Beni Arisandi with “KONG,” Sumedang, West Java, Indonesia.

3rd Place Winner: 2014 Frogs in the Wild Golden Droplet Frog by Christian Spencer. Taken in Itatiaia National Park rio de Janerio Brasil. Brachycephalus ephippium, one of the smallest frogs in the world measuring 12mm makes signals with its arms to mark territory.

Honorable Mention: 2014 Frogs in the Wild, Frog by Matthew Pastick, Minnesota, USA.

Honorable Mention: 2014 Frogs in the Wild, Devin DePamphilis, age 13 with Seeing Green at Wildwood Park, Harrisburg, PA.

Honorable Mention: 2014 Frogs in the Wild, green and golden bell frog by Chad Beranek, Australia.

To see the 56 fabulous entries visit: 2014 Frogs in the Wild Photo Contest on Flickr.

– Susan Newman, founder and administrator of Frogs Are Green

01/6/15

Winners of the 2014 Backyard Frogs Photography Contest

Announcing the winners of the 2014 Backyard Frogs Photography Contest hosted by Frogs Are Green!

I want to thank this year’s judges: Sigrid Shreeve, Christine Guhl, Megan Maloy, Sam Skolnik Mullane, Alyssa Bredin, Keith Gisser, and Andy Levine.

1st Place Winner: 2014 Backyard Frogs, Costa Rican Frog photographed by Chela Crinnion of New York.

2nd Place Winner: 2014 Backyard Frogs, Northern Cricket Frog, Mike Adamovic, New York.

3rd Place Winner: 2014 Backyard Frogs, Common Indian Tree Frog by Choti Singh.

Honorable Mention: 2014 Backyard Frogs, Pickerel Frog by Wes Deyton, North Carolina.

Honorable Mention: 2014 Backyard Frogs by Zakiyah Hasanah, age 10, from Indonesia with Frog in a Pipe.

To see the entire gallery of 34 images submitted visit: 2014 Backyard Frogs Photo Contest on Flickr.

– Founder and Frogs Are Green administrator, Susan Newman.

01/2/15

The Very Inspiring Green Blogger Award

I want to thank Lauri Fortino, children’s book author and library assistant, who writes a blog called Frog On A Blog for nominating Frogs Are Green for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award! Starting 2015 off right! Her book, The Peddler’s Bed is coming in the Fall!

The award rules:

Display the award on your blog
Link back to the person who nominated you
State 7 things about yourself
Nominate 15 bloggers, link to them, and notify them about their nominations

Seven facts you didn’t know about me:

In high school, I was torn between music and art and finally decided my path would be art (I sing, but only around here).
I’m allergic to chocolate. (Sad, I know!)
I wish I could have more animals… dogs, fish, birds. (Maybe I should move to the country?)
I read almost every night, clears the mind of other thoughts.
I truly love helping people and so glad that I get to everyday.
Movies are my favorite pastime, old or new, just tell me a great story.
I collect children’s picture books and yes, FROG things!

My sixteen nominations for the Very Inspiring Green Blogger Award (check them out!)

Blogger awards are a great way to spread the word about blogs that you enjoy. We can all use a bit of help getting the word out. If I’ve nominated you and you’d rather not participate, that’s fine, but do consider giving a shout-out for some of the blogs you follow. Those bloggers will appreciate your support.

12/31/14

Pobblebonk Frogs in Australia

Rosemary Horton from Australia likes to keep Frogs Are Green readers up to date with her efforts to save frogs.

The photos below were taken with an ordinary digital camera through the lens of a school microscope, and shows the eggs and development of Pobblebonk Frogs (Limnodynastes dumerilii) to where she is ready to return them to suitable unpolluted areas.

About Pobblebonk Frogs from Wikipedia.org:

Limnodynastes dumerilii is a frog species from the family Myobatrachidae. The informal names for this species, and its subspecies, include Eastern or Southern Banjo Frog, and Bull frog. The frog is also called the pobblebonk after its distinctive “bonk” call, which is likened to a banjo string being plucked. It is native to eastern Australia and has been introduced to New Zealand. There are five subspecies of L. dumerilii, each with different skin coloration.

12/28/14

Frog Photography and Frog Art from Around the World

The 14 judges are currently reviewing the entries submitted for the 2014 contests. There are so many incredible entries from across Jersey City, New Jersey, the United States and 32 countries around the world. The winners will be announced in January, 2015.

Here is the collected data for the 2014 Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest: 973 Entries

32 Countries entered the 2014 Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest

Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, England, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Japan, Latvia, Malaysia, Morocco, Philippines, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirate, and USA.

17 States from across the USA entered the 2014 Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest

Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin.

5 Cities in New Jersey entered the 2014 Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest

Hoboken, Jersey City, Montclair, Piscataway, and South Brunswick.

16 Schools in Jersey City and Hoboken entered the 2014 Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest

McNair Academic High School, PS #5, PS #23, MS #4, PS #3, PS #33, PS #28, MS #38, Golden Door Charter School, PS #25, PS #21, MS #7, Liberty High School, PS #31, Hoboken Catholic Academy, and the Hoboken Charter School.

Here is the collected data for the 2014 Frogs Are Green Photography Contests:

16 Countries entered the two 2014 Photography contests “Backyard Frogs” (34 entries) and “Frogs in the Wild” (56 entries)

Australia (NSW), Belize, Brazil, Costa Rica, Croatia, Denmark, England, Germany, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Sri Lanka, and USA.

9 States in the USA entered the 2014 Frogs Are Green photography contests: “Backyard Frogs” and “Frogs in the Wild”

Arizona, Florida, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

Below are the links to the 3 Flickr galleries, if you would like to see the imagery.

2014 Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest

2014 Backyard Frogs Photo Contest

2014 Frogs in the Wild Contest

Thank you so much for your participation and good luck to all who entered! We would love to hear from the teachers and students! Tell us what you learned about frogs and amphibians! Tell us about the art mediums and techniques you used. If you’d like to post a video to the Frogs Are Green Facebook wall, we’d love to hear from you!

– Susan Newman, founder, Frogs Are Green, Inc. – A New Jersey nonprofit organization

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Winners of the 2014 Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest

Age Group 3-6

Age Group 7-9

Age Group 10-12

Age Group 13-16

Best Environmental Art

Best Black and White Art

Best 3D Art

Best Typographic “Frogs Are Green”

Best of Jersey City

Winners of the 2014 Frogs in the Wild Photography Contest

Winners of the 2014 Backyard Frogs Photography Contest

The Very Inspiring Green Blogger Award

Pobblebonk Frogs in Australia

Frog Photography and Frog Art from Around the World

32 Countries entered the 2014 Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest

17 States from across the USA entered the 2014 Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest

5 Cities in New Jersey entered the 2014 Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest

16 Schools in Jersey City and Hoboken entered the 2014 Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest

16 Countries entered the two 2014 Photography contests “Backyard Frogs” (34 entries) and “Frogs in the Wild” (56 entries)

9 States in the USA entered the 2014 Frogs Are Green photography contests: “Backyard Frogs” and “Frogs in the Wild”