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New Orleans
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John T. Edge,Tom Downs |
Come and be swept away by the sultry heat, heady nightlife, spicy food, soulful music, lacy balconies, Southern hospitality and mysterious past of New Orleans. No matter what your poison (or potion),… |
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Meet Cecile
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Denise Lewis Patrick |
With the help of her white friend Marie-Grace, Cecile, a well-to-do black girl in living 1853 New Orleans, plans a secret adventure at a Mardi Gras costume ball. |
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Dinosaur Mardi Gras
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Dianne De las Casas |
Dinosaurs parade down the streets of New Orleans during the Mardi Gras carnival. Includes glossary and related craft activity. |
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Broken illusions
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Ellie James |
As Mardi Gras approaches and another girl goes missing, sixteen-year-old Trinity Monsour sets out on a dark odyssey to better understand her psychic abilities and prevent her terrifying visions from … |
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Mardi Gras
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Lisa Gabbert |
Describes the origins, symbols, and celebration of Mardi Gras, the pre-Lenten festivities held each year in New Orleans, Louisiana. |
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The King Cake Baby
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Keila V. Dawson |
In this New Orleans version of The Gingerbread Man, the King Cake Baby, a small figure that is traditionally baked inside a king cake during Carnival season, escapes and encounters various local char… |
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A Mardi Gras dictionary
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Beverly Barras Vidrine |
Explains in dictionary format the history and traditions of the pre-Lenten celebration in Louisiana. |
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On Mardi Gras day
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Fatima Shaik |
Two children participating in the traditional Mardi Gras celebration see such sights as the Zulu and Rex parades, enjoying the songs, bright costumes, and gigantic floats. |
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Cajun 'Ti Beau and the cocodries
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Cay Gibson |
Young 'Ti Beau dons his snappy new Mardi Gras clothes for a walk through the swamp. Five alligators catch sight of 'Ti Beau's elegant attire and decide that he looks quite tasty. The clever boy figur… |
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Jenny Giraffe's Mardi Gras ride
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Cecilia Casrill Dartez |
While preparing for her ride in one of the super Mardi Gras parades, Jenny Giraffe discovers the tradition of float riders, masks, and costumes. |
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Gimme something, mister!
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Ruth Hallman |
With New Orleans alive with Mardi Gras revelers, a teenager becomes entangled in a plot that includes stolen jewels and voodoo. |
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Creole Holiday
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Phyllis A. Whitney |
In the 1890's, eighteen-year-old Laurè, after years of living with her strict aunt in New York City, accompanies her famous actor father to New Orleans during Mardi Gras to acquaint herself with the… |
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