The Adventures of The Swamp Kids: The Missing Chord - Hardcover

Leif Nedland Pedersen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0988633221 ISBN 13: 9780988633223

Publisher: Ally-Gator BookBites Publishing House, 2013

Synopsis

Join Pierre a le Gator, Mon Cher the pretty raccoon and TuTu the playful turtle as they embark on their first swamp adventure,The Missing Chord. While practicing to compete in the Fais Do-Do for Best Band in the Land, the kids discover that something is missing from their sound. It takes a shy new friend to solve their mystery which he does in a most unusual way. Contains a Lagnaippe Lesson by Cajun fiddler, Doug Kershaw, to further explain the moral of the story and an activity page the whole family can do together to enhance the reading fun!

The Missing Chord magically blends music with reading and encourages children to step out of their comfort zone and try something new.

About this title

About the Author:

Leif N. Pedersen is the author and creator of The Adventures of The Swamp Kids children's book series.

He hails from New Orleans, LA and has been a singer for almost 40 years spending a half dozen of those years as the featured vocalist with Buddy Morrow's Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. It is from those years that the rhyming style of the Adventures evolved. Leif is a former Marine and a member of Southeastern Louisiana University's Music Hall of Fame. For the past 25 years, he has worked as a professional fundraising executive and leader of the 14-piece, 1944 Big Band. While his Norwegian heritage dominated his lifelong persona, it is his mother's long lineage of Cajun heritage that stimulated his love for Cajun lore. He has tried to bring this to life in these adventures.

Leif is a member of SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and currently resides in Slidell, LA with his wife, Sheryl, and their son, Dane.

Review:

"The Adventures of The Swamp Kids: The Missing Chord is the recipient of the September 2015 Mom's Choice Awards for excellence in children's picture books." ---Mom's Choice Awards

"Will these swamp kids get into 'treble' because they are missing a key element to their band's sound? A shy swamp dweller may be the answer to their musical dilemma! This book ends on a high note and your kids will enjoy the N'awlins flavor, new Cajun words, musically rhyming tempo, bright illustrations and important moral lessons in this adventure straight out of the bayou. This is wholesome, reading fun for ages 4-10!" ---Diapers and Daydreams

"The prose is sheer music; read it aloud to your children and the words just flow, painting pictures as pleasing as the whimsical illustrations themselves." ---Lauren de Albuquerque, Executive Editor, The Louisiana Jam

About this edition

• Publisher: Ally-Gator BookBites Publishing House
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0988633221
• ISBN 13: 9780988633223
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 24
• Illustrator: Tim Banfell