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11/21/13

Petite Rouge


AUTHOR: Mike Artell             ILLUSTRATOR: Jim Harris
PUBLISHER: Penguin Group Inc.                       PUBLICATION DATE: 2003
AWARDS: Louisiana Young Reader’s Choice Award, North Carolina’s Children’s Book Award
GENRE: Poetry: 1 poem                    READING LEVEL: 3rd grade
BRIEF OVERVIEW: This is a Cajun fairy tale about Petite Rouge (a duck) who is annoyed by Claude (an alligator). Claude wants to eat their gumbo, however, TeJean, the cat, had the idea to dress up like Grand Mere and trick Claude.  
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Students would have to use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast Little Red Riding Hood to Petite Rouge.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Haley Thornhill-VSU

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