Jacques Et La Canne à Sucre: A Cajun Jack and the Beanstalk (Cajun Tall Tales) - Hardcover

Hébert-Collins, Sheila

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1589801911 ISBN 13: 9781589801912

Publisher: Pelican Publishing, 2004

Synopsis

Poor Jacques and his mother are barely making do in their little houseboat on the bayou, when a mysterious stranger offers Jacques some magical sugarcane cuttings.

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In this retelling of the classic tale Jack and the Beanstalk, Sheila H�bert-Collins gives the story a spicy Cajun twist. Poor Jacques and his mother are barely making do in their houseboat on the bayou, when a mysterious stranger offers Jacques some magical sugarcane cuttings. Soon Jacques is off on an exciting quest featuring an evil giant, an enchanted fiddle, and a very valuable chicken.
Children will love following Jacques's adventures, and the whole family will enjoy a recipe for delicious crawfish �touff�e, just like the dish Jacques's mother prepares for him!
Definitions and pronunciation guides for Cajun-French words are also included.
Sheila H�bert-Collins, a native of Abbeville, Louisiana, has a passion for children's literature and enormous pride in her Cajun heritage. She currently works as a school media specialist in Naples, Florida, and often makes appearances in schools throughout the state. Her other books include Jean-Paul H�bert Was There, Blanchette et les Sept Petits Cajuns: A Cajun Snow White, 'T Pousette et 'T Poulette: A Cajun Hansel and Gretel, Cendrillon: A Cajun Cinderella, Jolie Blonde and the Three H�berts: A Cajun Twist to an Old Tale, Les Trois Cochons, and Petite Rouge: A Cajun Twist to an Old Tale, all published by Pelican.
Alison Davis Lyne is a freelance illustrator who lives and works on a small farm in south-central Kentucky. She also is the illustrator of Kudzu Chaos, Evangeline for Children, Easter Day Alphabet, and Halloween Alphabet, all published by Pelican. To see more of her work, please visit her Web site at www.lyneart.com.

About the Author

Alison Davis Lyne is a freelance illustrator who has worked on various picture books and covers for American Small Farm magazine. She is the portrait artist for the Kentucky Commission on Women's Kentucky Women Remembered exhibit, permanently on display in the state capitol rotunda. She also illustrated Easter Day Alphabet, Kudzu Chaos, G Is for Grits: A Southern Alphabet, and other titles published by Pelican.

A former teacher who makes frequent school appearances, Sheila Hébert-Collins proudly claims a heritage that is completely Cajun. A native of Abbeville, Louisiana, Hébert-Collins combined her love and pride of her culture with her love of children's literature to create unique, Cajun fairy tales. Because of her talent, she is featured on the Louisiana State Artist Roster as an author and Cajun storyteller. She has also written Cendrillon: A Cajun Cinderella, Blanchette et Les Sept Petits Cajuns: A Cajun Snow White, Jacques et La Canne à Sucre: A Cajun Jack and the Beanstalk, Jolie Blonde and the Three Héberts: A Cajun Twist to an Old Tale, Les Trois Cochons, and 'T Pousette et 'T Poulette: A Cajun Hansel and Gretel, all published by Pelican.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pelican Publishing
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1589801911
• ISBN 13: 9781589801912
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32