Gaston® Lays an Offshore Pipeline (Gaston Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1589805100 ISBN 13: 9781589805101

Publisher: Pelican Publishing, 2007

Synopsis

The irrepressible, friendly Gaston the green-nosed alligator helps some new friends lay a pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico. Stirred by curiosity, Gaston follows a huge barge carrying pipes, which leads away from the lazy cool of his bayou home. Outfitted in a hardhat and steel-toed boots, he soon joins a crew and finds that the life of an offshore oilman is not easy.

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From the Inside Flap:

After adventuring through Louisiana's placid swamplands and Texas's prairies, the irrepressible, friendly alligator named Gaston directs his attention offshore to assist some new-found friends in laying a pipeline.

While lolling lazily in the cool of the bayou, Gaston has his curiosity stirred by a huge barge loaded with pipes. He follows it to the Gulf of Mexico, where he soon gets outfitted in a hardhat and steel-toed shoes and happily joins the crew in laying an offshore pipeline to obtain much-needed oil.

Gaston finds that the life of an offshoreman is not easy, but he enthusiastically accepts every assignment. As a welder, a diver, and a rigger, Gaston proves that alligators, too, can contribute to solving the energy crisis.

Widely acclaimed as the South's leading illustrator of juvenile books, James Rice was the illustrator and/or author of sixty-six titles, including eighteen titles in The Night Before Christmas Series. There are almost two million copies of his books in print. He taught art at the grammar-school, high-school, and university levels and enjoyed talking to schoolchildren across the country about writing and art. James Rice passed away at his home in Hico, Texas, in May 2004.

About the Author:

Author/illustrator James Rice (1934-2004) produced sixty books, including the illustrations for Pelican’s treasured The Night Before Christmas Series. Rice’s first book, the well-loved classic Cajun Night Before Christmas®, has more than 750,000 copies in print. Young readers can enjoy more of Gaston®’s adventures in Gaston® Goes to Mardi Gras and sample Rice’s other children’s stories with favorites such as Texas Jack at the Alamo. With more than 1.5 million copies of his books in print, Rice ranks among the nation’s best-selling creators of children’s books, receiving awards from Printer Industries of America and the Children’s Book Council, among others. Years after his death, Rice’s family found the art and text Gaston® Joins the Circus, and this discovery has brought Gaston® back for one more adventure!

Author/illustrator James Rice (1934-2004) produced sixty books, including the illustrations for Pelican’s treasured The Night Before Christmas Series. Rice’s first book, the well-loved classic Cajun Night Before Christmas®, has more than 750,000 copies in print. Young readers can enjoy more of Gaston®’s adventures in Gaston® Goes to Mardi Gras and sample Rice’s other children’s stories with favorites such as Texas Jack at the Alamo. With more than 1.5 million copies of his books in print, Rice ranks among the nation’s best-selling creators of children’s books, receiving awards from Printer Industries of America and the Children’s Book Council, among others. Years after his death, Rice’s family found the art and text Gaston® Joins the Circus, and this discovery has brought Gaston® back for one more adventure!

About this edition

• Publisher: Pelican Publishing
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1589805100
• ISBN 13: 9781589805101
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Rice James