| Clovis Crawfish and Raoul Raccoon Contributor(s): Fontenot, Mary Alice (Author), Landry, Cat (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1565543696 ISBN-13: 9781565543690 Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2001 Annotation: Since he first appeared in 1962, Clovis Crawfish has delighted children in Louisiana and around the country. The Clovis Crawfish series is a unique tool for teaching young children the ecology of the bayou and important concepts such as friendship, teamwork, and problem solving. Mary Alice Fontenot created the famous wetland characters of Clovis Crawfish and his friends more than forty years ago -- and they still find exciting new adventures. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - General |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 99020204 |
| Series: Clovis Crawfish |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 8.8" W x 11.36" (0.84 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Louisiana |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this story of courage and friendship, Clovis' bayou friends are frightened by the large, wide-eyed animal that Gaston Grasshopper spots climbing in the big old oak tree. Even though all these creatures live down by the bayou, they are not all friends. Some are even afraid of each other But Clovis explains that this big betail is Raoul Raccoon, who is simply gathering berries for his meal. When this hungry raccoon gets trapped in Simone Spider's web, Clovis urges his friends to abandon their fears of Raoul and help him out of a sticky situation. Set on the Louisiana bayou, this story of Clovis Crawfish and his friends teaches children how to put aside their fears and assist others, while also teaching them a bit of Cajun French. |
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. Landry, Cat: -Cat Landry has captured the whimsicality of this adventure with her charming illustrations. No stranger to the Clovis Crawfish Series, she is the granddaughter of author Mary Alice Fontenot and daughter of translator Julie Fontenot Landry. She lives in Los Angeles, where she works as a graphic artist. |