Mardi Gras in the Country

by Mary Alice Fontenot

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Mardi Gras in New Orleans is long parades and grand balls. But in the country, Mardi Gras is entirely different. For the first time, young Marianne and Claude will get to see le courir du Mardi Gras, or "The Run," as they stay at their grandmother's farm. They wait in anticipation on Maw-Maw's porch for the time when the masked horsemen will ride through the countryside, bringing excitement and mystery...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1565540336
• ISBN13: 9781565540330
• Release Date: December 1994
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.4" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7