People's Choice award

Back to the Big Blue

for the Whale Shark

Vulnerable

By Charlie, age 6

I saw a whale shark for the first time at an aquarium. It was huge and beautiful. I thought it should be back in the ocean, swimming freely. So I painted it in the big blue sea. I want endangered animals to be safe and free.

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