In the first of two stories on this audio CD, Clovis and his friends help the Cigales twins, Chicot and Coteau, stage a summer concert on the bayou despite the ever-present threat of the voracious M'sieu Blue Jay. Children will learn ecology as well as French in this adventure. In the second story, Bertile Butterfly has a baby, and Clovis and his friends are surprised to see that the baby does not look like a butterfly, but like a worm instead. As they watch the baby grow, they discover the growth stages of a caterpillar. The cocoon is blown off of a vine during a storm and is saved by the ingenious Clovis. The caterpillar finally emerges as Petit Papillon (the Little Butterfly). The two stories are narrated in both English and French.
Kids will love this hilarious fairy tale adventure packed with clever twists, familiar characters and page-turning fun.
The second book in a fabulous new magical, middle-grade series filled with adventure, wonder and wildness,
This is Book 11 in the Clovis Crawfish Series. See all Clovis Crawfish books here.
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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 als
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