"It has duck feet, a chick body and a dinosaur head," said Parkwood Elementary School third-grader Daimonian Seburn, of the main character in his short story where "Dino chick luck" is chastised for being different, but in the end, saves all the farm animals. "I just thought of it."

Getting practice reading and writing should help this 9-year-old prepare for life skills and the upcoming Criterion Referenced Competency Tests, a state test to measure academic performance given to all students in mid-April.   more >>