| Lapin Plays Possum: Trickster Tales from the Louisiana Bayou Contributor(s): Doucet, Sharon (Adapted by), Cook, Scott (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1455614807 ISBN-13: 9781455614806 Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Country & Ethnic - General - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Rabbits |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 920 |
| Series: Lapin |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.9" W x 10" (1.05 lbs) 64 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Louisiana - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Topical - Cajun |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 71528 Reading Level: 4.9 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Full of sly wit and Cajun Spice." Chosen as a title for use in the Core Curriculum category of folktales and adaptation for grade set 3.5, this series of trickster tales, stemming from African folklore, bears remarkable resemblance to the Deep South's Brer Rabbit tradition. The Louisiana version of Brer Rabbit, Compere Lapin, is a mischief maker determined to get the best of Compere Bouki. In a trio of stories that praises brains over brawn, this rascally rabbit seems to come out ahead no matter what. |
Contributor Bio(s): Doucet, Sharon: - Sharon Arms Doucet is a lifelong lover of folklore who has taken liberties in the recounting and recombining of the traditional tales. She lived in Lafayette, Louisiana, for four decades and taught French for many years before launching her career as a writer. She lives in Allenspark, Colorado.Cook, Scott: - Scott Cook is an acclaimed children's book illustrator whose work has been chosen as a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, a Booklist Editors' Choice, and a Parenting Magazine Best Book. He has been praised by the New York Times and Southern literary icon Eudora Welty. His original oil paintings are included in major art collections throughout the country. A Mississippi native, he lives in Sandwich, Massachusetts. |