| Mimi and Jean-Paul's Cajun Mardi Gras Contributor(s): Moore, Elizabeth (Author), Couvillon, Alice (Author), Rougelot, Marilyn (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1565540697 ISBN-13: 9781565540699 Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 1995 Annotation: An explanation and a celebration of the courir du Mardi Gras, or "running of Mardi Gras". Mimi, a native New Orleanian, has never seen this spectacle. Through Aunt Conette, Uncle Rabbit, and her cousin Jean-Paul, she will hear the history and customs of this little-known event. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations - Other, Non-religious - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 95031612 |
| Physical Information: 0.37" H x 8.78" W x 11.3" (0.82 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - Gulf Coast - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Louisiana |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Mimi, a native New Orleanian, has never seen this spectacle. Through her family, she will hear the history and customs of this country event. |
Contributor Bio(s): Moore, Elizabeth: - Alice Couvillon and Elizabeth Moore are both Louisiana natives who reside in Covington and graduated from Newcomb College in New Orleans. Together they wrote the Pelican titles Mimiís First Mardi Gras, Mimi and Jean-Paulís Cajun Mardi Gras, and Louisiana Indian Tales.Rougelot, Marilyn: - Illustrator Marilyn Carter Rougelot, who also provided the illustrations for Mimi's First Mardi Gras and Mimi and Jean-Paul's Cajun Mardi Gras as well as Portraits of Extraordinary Women, is a native New Orleanian. She began her art training in the city's Vieux Carr and is an accomplished painter specializing in portraiture.Couvillon, Alice: - Alice Couvillon and Elizabeth Moore are both Louisiana natives who reside in Covington and graduated from Newcomb College in New Orleans. |