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Grade 10, Age 15
Commonwealth School
Boston, MA
Silver Key – Photography
Samantha Nieto, Educator

Grade 12, Age 17
Pembroke High School
Pembroke, MA
Gold Key – Photography
Jessica Lazarus, Educator

Grade 12, Age 18 Berkshire School Sheffield, MA
Gold Key – Digital Art Kieun Song, Educator

This image shows the title page of Belon's book. Note the inclusion of the publisher's colophon and the author's ode to the king with the following, "Avec priuilege du Roy" (with the king's privilege).

This illustration represents the specific mountain goat from the island of Crete. Note that Belon chose to have the goat depicted in his natural habitat, amidst the rocky mountain. Indeed, in his writings, Belon seems to be fascinated with the idea…

This illustration depicts a specific kind of spruce tree that grows near the Hellespont strait in present day Turkey. Note that Belon not only talks about the specificities of the flora, but he also describes how the tree is used by the Turkish…

This image represents a map of Abydos and the surrounding cities in present day Turkey. Note the incredible detail in the architecture and the inclusion of crescent moons on the tops of the buildings in the left hand corner. Interesting that this is…

This illustration depicts the Egyptian breed of rat named "Ichneumon". Note that Belon mentions the nickname given to the animal by the Egyptians: "rat de Pharaon" or the Pharaoh's rat. Belon also indicates that, interestingly, this animal has become…

Grade 8, Age 13
William Diamond Middle School Lexington, MA
Gold Key – Painting Yuanan Cheng, Educator

Grade 8, Age 13
William Diamond Middle School Lexington, MA
Gold Key – Drawing & Illustration Yuanan Cheng, Educator