Petit Pierre and His Wild Adventure [Hardcover]

Petit Pierre has made a home for himself on the coast where Louisiana meets Mississippi, and now it is time for him to learn how to plunge-dive. Brown pelicans typically pick up this behavior by watching others do it. Will a new friend help Pierre learn how to dive? Young readers will follow his progress and, along the way, find out more about Gulf of Mexico marine life.

Downing has certainly found her niche, serving up New Orleans-flavored tunes.

Publishers Weekly

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Childrens singer, arts advocate, and preschool music teacher Johnette Downing, nicknamed the Pied Piper for Louisiana music traditions, serves up a m?lange of Cajun, Creole, Southern blues, Caribbean, and boogie-woogie influences.

EducationWatch, the Grammy Foundation

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This New Orleans native singer/songwriter takes the music of her lifeCajun, zydeco, and jazzand mixes it into a kid-friendly gumbo.

South Florida Parenting?magazine

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Downing thinks like a child, but writes like a magician.

Julie Kane, former Louisiana Poet Laureate

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Johnette Downing uses her love of Louisiana to give her writing a unique kick. Called the musical ambassador to children and the Pied Piper of Louisiana music traditions, Downing is a musician and author dedicated to sharing her Louisiana roots, music, and books with children. The recipient of twenty-two international awards, Downing has performed concerts and author visits for children, and workshops for educators, in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Europe, Central America, North America, and the Caribbean.

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The author of twenty-one childrens books and ten recordings, Downing has garnered rave reviews from?School Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, Parents Magazine, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times,?Grammy.com, and numerous parenting journals.

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Selected by?New Orleans Magazine?as one of the 2014 Top Femalelӈ