| Clovis Crawfish and Fedora Field Mouse Contributor(s): Fontenot, Mary Alice (Author), Blazek, Scott (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1565543351 ISBN-13: 9781565543355 Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 1998 Annotation: Clovis Crawfish and his friends return to the bayou in a story of friendship and unity. This latest addition to the series contains captivating illustrations that help bring Clovis, Louisiana's most famous crawfish, to life. A storm has washed away Clovis's humble abode. As he imagines his new home, Clovis is warned that Madame Rat Musque has moved in across the bayou. Clovis doesn't mind new neighbors. but muskrats eat crawfish! Before he can decide what to do, Clovis hears Fedora Field Mouse screaming as she helplessly floats down the bayou. Now, Clovis must save his friend, deal with Madame Rat Musque, and build a new house. And children complain when they have math and spelling homework on the same night! |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Marine Life |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 97033394 |
| Series: Clovis Crawfish |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 8.86" W x 11.39" (0.99 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 21410 Reading Level: 2.8 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Clovis must: save his friend, F'dora Field Mouse and her children; deal with Madame Rat Musque, who likes to eat crawfish; and build a new house for himself. And children complain when they have math and spelling homework on the same night |
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. |