Clovis Crawfish and his pals return in another adventure on the Louisiana bayou. In Clovis Crawfish and the Spinning Spider, Simone Spider threatens the peaceful region by building her silver web right by Cloviss mud house. The bayou friends watch helplessly as Simone puts the finishing touches on her sticky web. Simone Spider is hungry. Shed like nothing more than to capture one of the bayou residents for lunch. Some of the animals Fernand Frog and Gaston Grasshopper arent afraid of Simone; theyre too big and strong for her web. But little Josette June Bug isnt so lucky. When a soft autumn breeze blows her down to the bayou, she gets tangled in Simones lair. Will she be able to fend off Simone until Clovis can rescue her? The ninth is the Clovis Crawfish series, Clovis Crawfish and the Spinning Spider features simple French words and phrases throughout the story, with a phonetic pronunciation guide included. Full-color and black-and-white illustrations bring to life the friendly characters. Lyrics and music to a song about Simone are also included.
Clovis Crawfish and his pals return in another adventure on the Louisiana bayou. In Clovis Crawfish and the Spinning Spider, Simone Spider threatens the peaceful region by building her silver web right by Cloviss mud house. The bayou friends watch helplessly as Simone puts the finishing touches on her sticky web. Simone Spider is hungry. Shed like nothing more than to capture one of the bayou residents for lunch. Some of the animals Fernand Frog and Gaston Grasshopper arent afraid of Simone; theyre too big and strong for her web. But little Josette June Bug isnt so lucky. When a soft autumn breeze blows her down to the bayou, she gets tangled in Simones lair. Will she be able to fend off Simone until Clovis can rescue her? The ninth is the Clovis Crawfish series, Clovis Crawfish and the Spinning Spider features simple French words and phrases throughout the story, with a phonetic pronunciation guide included. Full-color and black-and-white illustrations bring to life the friendly characters. Lyrics and music to a song about Simone are also included.
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 .
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