Narrated by Mary Alice Fontenot
Translation narrated by Julie Fontenot Landry
Clovis Crawfish and his friends share two adventures on this English/French bilingual audio track. Michelle Mantis, an ugly old insect with an enormous appetite, visits the swamp home of Clovis and his friends. Her voracious appetite alarms them, for Michelle eats and eats until she can scarcely move. But when she tumbles into the mud, Clovis must rally the other swamp creatures to help.
Etienne Escargot makes his way through the bayou country. Before reaching Clovis’s home, Etienne releases his eggs, forming a pile of tiny pearly shells. Suddenly the rain begins to fall, trapping Etienne and the eggs. Clovis and his bayou friends enlist the carving talent of a friendly woodpecker. Constructing a pirogue out of a cypress tree limb, they guide the group to safety.
About the Narrators
The late Mary Alice Fontenot was best known as the children’s author on Cajun culture. Fontenot, who worked as a newspaperwoman for thirty-five years and as a kindergarten teacher, received the Acadiana Arts Council Lifetime Achievement Award.
Julie Fontenot Landry has been honored with the CODOFIL Prize for French prose. She is a member of the Louisiana Folklore Society and the Philological Association of Louisiana. She has written articles for the Louisiana English Journal and the Louisiana Folklore Miscellany.
CLOVIS CRAWFISH AND MICHELLE MANTIS/
CLOVIS CRAWFISH AND ETIENNE ESCARGOT
Narrated by Mary Alice Fontenot
Translation narrated by Julie Fontenot Landry
JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / General
In English and French
Running time: 47 minutes
File size: 63.4 Mb
ISBN-13: 9781589808157
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