| Clovis Crawfish and Paillasse Poule d'Eau Contributor(s): Fontenot, Mary Alice (Author), Blazek, Scott (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1565541448 ISBN-13: 9781565541443 Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 1997 Annotation: "Kuk-kuk-kwak-kuk-kwak-kuk!" What could possibly make a sound like that in the Louisiana bayou? Whatever it is, it wakes up Clovis Crawfish from a long nap. Whatever it is, it frightens his friends, Christophe Cricket, Lizette Lizard, and Rene Rainfrog. Clovis knows what it is. He tells his friends not to worry because it is only a poule d'eau, a water chicken, by the name of Paillasse. Paillasse, which means "clown", quickly becomes friends with the rest of the bayou creatures. The fun is soon interrupted with the news that Clothilde Catfish is trapped inside a hollow tree stump! Will Clovis, Paillasse, and their friends be able to save Clothilde? Mary Alice Fontenot, recognized as the children's author on Cajun culture, created the wetland characters of Clovis and his friends more than thirty years ago. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 96047441 |
| Series: Clovis Crawfish |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 8.75" W x 11.25" (0.82 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Clovis Crawfish and company make a new friend in Paillasse Poule d'Eau. The bayou creatures enjoy learning all about their new friend. Two of the first things they find out is that his name, Paillasse, means "clown" in French, while Poule d'Eau means "water chicken." |
Contributor Bio(s): Fontenot, Mary Alice: - Mary Alice Fontenot (1910-2003) was born in Arcadia Parish and worked on her grandfather's Bayou Tigre farm in her youth. Fontenot spent thirty-five years as a journalist for multiple Louisiana publications and had a career as a kindergarten teacher. Named a Louisiana Legend by Louisiana Public Broadcasting and a Living Legend by the Arcadian Museum, she also received the 1998 Acadiana Arts Council Lifetime Achievement Award. Fontenot wrote eighteen books for the Clovis Crawfish Series. Blazek, Scott: -Clovis, New Mexico, resident Scott R. Blazek won the 1993 prize for designing a five-dollar coin featuring James Madison in the US Mint's Bill of Rights Coins Set. He illustrated half of the books in the Clovis Crawfish Series. |