Mimi's First Mardi Gras

Mimi's First Mardi Gras

Author: Elizabeth Moore, Alice Couvillon, Marilyn Rougelot

Publisher: Pelican Publishing

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9781455608898

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Mimi and her parents enjoy the color and excitement of Mardi Gras in New Orleans and observe many traditional aspects of the celebration.


Delphine Denise and the Mardi Gras Prize

Delphine Denise and the Mardi Gras Prize

Author: Brittany Mazique

Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company

Published: 2022-01-01

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 0807515477

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Delphine Denise likes things BIG. And what's bigger than a Mardi Gras prize? "Kids will connect with Delphine's holiday excitement, even when it causes trouble, and learn from the mistakes she makes."—Booklist Every year, Delphine Denise Debreaux and her friends ride their bikes together in the New Orleans Mardi Gras parade. But this year, there's a shiny prize for best float—and Delphine Denise just has to win it. How can her friends remind Delphine Denise what the parade is really all about? This joyful picture book, inspired by the author's own experience celebrating Mardi Gras in New Orleans as a child, explores the sights, sounds, smells, and tastes of the holiday. Full of vibrant and festive illustrations, this story reminds readers that winning isn't everything, and the best way to let the good times roll is in the company of friends.


Dinosaur Mardi Gras

Dinosaur Mardi Gras

Author: Dianne De Las Casas

Publisher: Pelican Publishing

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 1455616680

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Dinosaurs parade down the streets of New Orleans during the Mardi Gras carnival. Includes glossary and related craft activity.


Bakhtin and Medieval Voices

Bakhtin and Medieval Voices

Author: Thomas J. Farrell

Publisher:

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13:

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"The first of its kind for medieval studies. . . . I cannot imagine that a collection of this caliber would not be consulted regularly by those of us who struggle with questions of interpreting and teaching the literature of the Middle Ages."--R. A. Shoaf, University of Florida This is the first wide-ranging exploration of the theories of the 20th-century Russian critic Mikhail Bakhtin, as they apply to medieval literature. It challenges established ways of reading medieval texts and constructs a cross-interrogation between medieval data and Bakhtinian theories. Contents Part One: Carnival Voices in Medieval Texts Playing on the Margins: Bakhtin and the Smithfield Decretals, by Andrew Taylor Taking Laughter Seriously: The Comic and Didactic Functions of Helmbrecht, by Lisa R. Perfetti Dangerous Dialogues: The Sottie as a Threat to Authority, by Jody L. H. McQuillan Part Two: Multiple Voices in Medieval Texts Heteroglossia and Chaucer's Man of Law's Tale, by Robert M. Jordan Dialogics and Prosody in Chaucer, by Steve Guthrie Dialogism, Heteroglossia, and Late Medieval Translation, by Daniel J. Pinti Medieval Authorship and the Polyphonic Text: From Manuscript Commentary to the Modern Novel, by Robert S. Sturges Part Three: Dissenting Voices in Dialogue with Bakhtin The Chronotopes of Monology in Chaucer's Clerk's Tale, by Thomas J. Farrell Popular-Festive Forms and Beliefs in Robert Mannyng's Handlyng Synne, by Nancy Mason Bradbury Problems of Bakhtin's Epic: Capitalism and the Image of History, by Mark A. Sherman Thomas J. Farrell is associate professor and chair of the English Department at Stetson University, DeLand, Florida, where he holds the Kenneth P. Kirchman Chair in the Humanities. He has published articles in ELH, Studies in Philology, Chaucer Review, and other collections and journals.


Dust & Grooves

Dust & Grooves

Author: Eilon Paz

Publisher: Ten Speed Press

Published: 2015-09-15

Total Pages: 577

ISBN-13: 1607748703

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A photographic look into the world of vinyl record collectors—including Questlove—in the most intimate of environments—their record rooms. Compelling photographic essays from photographer Eilon Paz are paired with in-depth and insightful interviews to illustrate what motivates these collectors to keep digging for more records. The reader gets an up close and personal look at a variety of well-known vinyl champions, including Gilles Peterson and King Britt, as well as a glimpse into the collections of known and unknown DJs, producers, record dealers, and everyday enthusiasts. Driven by his love for vinyl records, Paz takes us on a five-year journey unearthing the very soul of the vinyl community.


Greedy Cat is Hungry

Greedy Cat is Hungry

Author: Joy Cowley

Publisher: Learning Media Ltd

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 16

ISBN-13: 9780478204407

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How hungry is the cat. Greedy cat is very hungry.


Remaking Home Economics

Remaking Home Economics

Author: Sharon Y. Nickols

Publisher: University of Georgia Press

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 0820348074

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An interdisciplinary effort of scholars from history, women's studies, and family and consumer sciences, Remaking Home Economics covers the field's history of opening career opportunities for women and responding to domestic and social issues. Calls to "bring back home economics" miss the point that it never went away, say Sharon Y. Nickols and Gwen Kay--home economics has been remaking itself, in study and practice, for more than a century. These new essays, relevant for a variety of fields--history, women's studies, STEM, and family and consumer sciences itself--take both current and historical perspectives on defining issues including home economics philosophy, social responsibility, and public outreach; food and clothing; gender and race in career settings; and challenges to the field's identity and continuity. Home economics history offers a rich case study for exploring common ground between the broader culture and this highly gendered profession. This volume describes the resourcefulness of past scholars and professionals who negotiated with cultural and institutional constraints to produce their work, as well as the innovations of contemporary practitioners who continue to change the profession, including its name and identity. The widespread urge to reclaim domestic skills, along with a continual need for fresh ways to address obesity, elder abuse, household debt, and other national problems affirms the field's vitality and relevance. This volume will foster dialogue both inside and outside the academy about the changes that have remade (and are remaking) family and consumer sciences.


Marvelous Cornelius

Marvelous Cornelius

Author: Phil Bildner

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Published: 2015-08-04

Total Pages: 45

ISBN-13: 1452136939

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A man known as the "Trashcan Wizard" sings and dances his way through the French Quarter in New Orleans, keeping his beloved city clean, until Hurricane Katrina's devastation nearly causes him to lose his spirit.