Snowfest

"Mom, guess what?" said Peter. "My school is having a snow sculpture contest, and there are prizes! I'm going to make a polar bear." He grinned. "That will be the perfect animal for this cold, snowy weather."

Each day leading up to the contest, Peter practiced making bears. At the end of the week, a whole family of snow bears stood in front of the house.

"It's a good thing the contest is tomorrow," Mom said. "You've used up almost all the snow in the yard!"

The next day, the children started their sculptures. Peter worked hard, hoping to win the grand prize--a trip to Zehnder's Snowfest in Frankenmuth, Michigan.

After he finished his bear, he and his mom walked around and looked at the other entries. When the judges announced Peter as the grand prize winner, he jumped up and down. "I knew my bear was best!" he told his mom.

A few weeks later, when Peter and Mom arrived in Frankenmuth, a snow sculpture contest was underway. Peter watched the contestants make huge, intricate sculptu