Clovis Crawfish and the Spinning Spider (Clovis Crawfish Series) - Hardcover

Fontenot, Mary Alice

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 088289644X ISBN 13: 9780882896441

Publisher: Pelican Publishing, 1986

Synopsis

Simone Spider builds her web near Clovis�s mud house. And this spider is hungry. She�d like nothing more than to capture one of the bayou residents for lunch.

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From the Back Cover:

Side 1 CLOVIS CRAWFISH AND THE SPINNING SPIDER
Clovis must defend his bayou home against the threat posed by this spider's web.

Side 2 CLOVIS CRAWFISH AND THE CURIOUS CRAPAUD
Fernand Frog insists that his shy cousin Corrine Crapaud is ugly and stupid. She seeks comfort and solace in Clovis's mud house. As the house begins to melt, only friendship can save Corinne.

About the Author:

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.

Illustrator Christine Kidder is a freelance artist living in Lafayette, Louisiana. Her poster art has been featured at several major festivals throughout the state. She also is the illustrator of Clovis Crawfish and the Spinning Spider .

About this edition

• Publisher: Pelican Publishing
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 088289644X
• ISBN 13: 9780882896441
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Kidder Christine