Gaston(r) Goes to Mardi Gras Revised Edition Contributor(s): Rice, James (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 156554286X ISBN-13: 9781565542860 Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 1999 Annotation: Gaston the alligator goes to New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras and joins in the "courir du Mardi Gras," watches floats being made, participates in the Zulu parade, and sees other typical sights. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations - General (see Also Religious - Christian - Holiday - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Alligators & Crocodiles |
Dewey: E |
LCCN: 97003561 |
Series: Gaston(r) |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 9.1" W x 11.4" (0.70 lbs) 32 pages |
Themes: - Locality - New Orleans, Louisiana - Geographic Orientation - Louisiana |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Gaston the green-nosed alligator has returned from the swamp and is taking adventurous readers on a tour of Mardi Gras. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rice, James: - Author/illustrator James Rice (1934-2004) produced sixty books, including the illustrations for Pelican's treasured The Night Before Christmas Series. Rice's first book, the well-loved classic Cajun Night Before Christmas(R), has more than 750,000 copies in print. Young readers can enjoy more of Gaston(R)'s adventures in Gaston(R) Goes to Mardi Gras and sample Rice's other children's stories with favorites such as Texas Jack at the Alamo. With more than 1.5 million copies of his books in print, Rice ranks among the nation's best-selling creators of children's books, receiving awards from Printer Industries of America and the Children's Book Council, among others. Years after his death, Rice's family found the art and text Gaston(R) Joins the Circus, and this discovery has brought Gaston(R) back for one more adventure! |