Accelerated Reader Program Selection
Clovis Crawfish and his friends return in a beautifully illustrated story of friendship and unity. One day, Clovis discovers Fédora Field Mouse drowning in the bayou. After he saves her with his strong claws, she explains how she was trying to find enough food to feed her seven hungry children. Clovis must help her find food, all while under the threat of Madame Rat Musqué’s arrival. This episode of Clovis’s life is every bit as charming and whimsical as all of his other adventures. Children will learn French phrases as well as a delightful song to sing after Clovis and his friends have helped to feed Fédora’s family.
About the Author
Mary Alice Fontenot is best known as the children’s author of books on Cajun culture. She created the famous wetland characters of Clovis Crawfish and his friends more than thirty years ago. In addition to the Clovis Crawfish Series, Fontenot wrote several other children’s books, including Mardi Gras in the Country and The Star Seed, both published by Pelican. Fontenot worked as a kindergarten teacher and, for thirty-five years, as a newspaperwoman. Her dedication to children and to her art earned her the 1998 Acadiana Arts Council Lifetime Achievement Award. She died in 2003 at the age of ninety-three.
About the Illustrator
Scott R. Blazek resides in Clovis, New Mexico, where he is a Lutheran minister and an award-winning freelance artist. He was awarded a prize from the US Mint for designing a five-dollar gold coin featuring James Madison for the Bill of Rights Commemorative Coins set.
CLOVIS CRAWFISH AND FÉDORA FIELD MOUSE
By Mary Alice Fontenot
Illustrated by Scott R. Blazek
JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / General
32 pp. 8 1/2 x 11
31 color illus.
Ages 5-8 Grades K-3
ISBN: 9781565543355
Also available in French
JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / General
32 pp. 8 1/2 x 11
31 color illus.
Ages 5-8 Grades K-3
ISBN: 9781565543454