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Partis pour la gloire à La Nouvelle-Orléans !

Nous sommes les opossums musiciens (2)

by (author) Bïa Krieger

illustrated by Fanny Berthiaume

Publisher
La montagne secrète
Initial publish date
May 2023
Category
Music, Multigenerational
Recommended Age
1 to 2
Recommended Grade
1 to 2
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9782898360411
    Publish Date
    May 2023
    List Price
    $19.95

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Mama and Papa Poss continue their musical odyssey, taking a boat down the Mississippi River to the heart of New Orleans. Along the way, they meet up with a famous feline trumpet player, aptly named Louis Chatstrong, who invites them to his favorite club in the heart of the French Quarter. After sharing the stage all night with a band of cool-looking cats, they decide to get married and set off for their honeymoon on a streetcar named Desire! Take a trip to the Big Easy in this funny, light-hearted tale in French that pays homage to the city that invented jazz!

?Partis pour la gloire à La Nouvelle-Orléans!? is the second story in the “Nous sommes les opossums musiciens? series, which follows Mama and Papa Poss on their travels that bring them across North America to the birthplaces of Cajun, jazz, country, rock?n?rol., blues, and traditional Quebecois music. At the end of each story, explanatory notes delve into the key figures, instruments and customs behind each genre. A QR code in the book allows you to access all major streaming plaforms to listen to the narrated story and two songs (the original track “Chat de ruelle? and the classic “Oh, When the Saints?).

About the authors

Avec sa voix envoûtante et ses rythmes chauds, Bïa tisse des ponts entre les cultures qui l’habitent, incluant celles de son Brésil natal, de la France et du Québec. Son premier album éponyme recevra le Grand Prix de l’Académie Charles-Cros en 1997 et l’album Coeur Vagabond remportera le Prix Félix dans la catégorie « Meilleur Album – Musiques du Monde » en 2006. Elle est l'auteure-compositeure de Pyjama Party publié en 2012 à La Montagne secrète.

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FANNY BERTHIAUME est une illustratrice et une artiste en développement visuel de Montréal. Elle travaille avec des studios d’animation, des éditeurs et d’autres entreprises de création.

 

 

As a child, FANNY BERTHIAUME's favourite things were reading, drawing and exploring nature. As an adult she combines those loves to create colourful, magical books for children. She lives in Montreal, Quebec.

 

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