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Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans
P Bildner
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Description for Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans
Hardcover. 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. Illustrator(s): Parra, John. Num Pages: 44 pages, Full-colour throughout. BIC Classification: 5AC; YFY. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 250 x 481 x 16. Weight in Grams: 518.
In New Orleans, there lived a man who saw the streets as his calling, and he swept them clean. He danced up one avenue and down another and everyone danced along. The old ladies whistled and whirled. The old men hooted and hollered. The barbers, bead twirlers, and beignet bakers bounded behind that one-man parade. But then came the rising Mississippi—and a storm greater than anyone had seen before. In this heartwarming book about a real garbage man, Phil Bildner and John Parra tell the inspiring story of a humble man and the heroic difference he made in the aftermath ... Read more
In New Orleans, there lived a man who saw the streets as his calling, and he swept them clean. He danced up one avenue and down another and everyone danced along. The old ladies whistled and whirled. The old men hooted and hollered. The barbers, bead twirlers, and beignet bakers bounded behind that one-man parade. But then came the rising Mississippi—and a storm greater than anyone had seen before. In this heartwarming book about a real garbage man, Phil Bildner and John Parra tell the inspiring story of a humble man and the heroic difference he made in the aftermath ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
44
Place of Publication
San Francisco, United States
ISBN
9781452125787
SKU
V9781452125787
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About P Bildner
Phil Bildner is the author of numerous children’s picture books. John Parra is an award-winning illustrator, designer, teacher, and fine art painter.
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