Jenny Giraffe's Mardi Gras Ride (Jenny Giraffe Series) [Hardcover]

Cecilia Dartez (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 31, 1996 | Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up | Series: Jenny Giraffe Series

"Throw me something!" the children and adults yell to Jenny Giraffe as she rides the Smokey Mary float in the super Krewe of Orpheus parade.

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About the Author

Cecilia Casrill Dartez is a former elementary-school teacher. She is a popular storyteller who often addresses schools, libraries, and private organizations about the history of Louisiana. Her distinctive, engaging storytelling style may be heard on the audiocassettes Jenny Giraffe Discovers Papa Noël/Jenny Giraffe and the Streetcar Party and Jenny Giraffe Discovers the French Quarter/Jenny Giraffe's Mardi Gras Ride, which she narrated.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing (December 31, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565541820
• ISBN-13: 978-1565541825
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #235,706 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jenny Griaffe's Mardi Gras Ride, June 7, 2006

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M. Wyatt (North Carolina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jenny Giraffe's Mardi Gras Ride (Jenny Giraffe Series) (Hardcover)

I teach second grade and do a unit on Mardi Gras each year. This is by far the best book I have found to help children understand the terms and activities involved in Mardi Gras. I highly recommend it!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars too many details to be fun, March 8, 2007

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Amber Mann (Sugar Land, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jenny Giraffe's Mardi Gras Ride (Jenny Giraffe Series) (Hardcover)

In this story about a personified giraffe's first Mardi Gras, the author packs a lot of information into a picture-book format. As a Louisianian turned Texas librarian, I wanted to teach my students about Mardi Gras. Jenny Giraffe learns about the entire Carnival season from Christmastime through the beginning of Lent. While this approach is thorough, it was somewhat overwhelming for children who had never experienced a Fat Tuesday celebration. The reader must first suspend disbelief about a giraffe calmly chatting with a human family, and then she has to follow this naive character through a study of Mardi Gras history, king cakes, krewes, parades and throws, symbology and finally Lent. By the end of the story, I was as tired as if I had endured the grand fete.