{"product_id":"gastonr-drills-an-offshore-oil-well-hardcover","title":"Gaston(r) Drills an Offshore Oil Well - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Rice\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGaston decides to invest his hard-earned savings in an oil well to help solve the energy problem. The locale, terminology, and techniques described are authentic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for James Rice's Night Before Christmas series illustrations: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Forget Dancer, Prancer, Comet, and Vixen. . . . Good Clement, wherever he is, will not be gnashing his teeth.\" --New York Times Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Rice is especially good with facial expressions, whether they are on a Texas jackrabbit, a longhorn steer, a dusty cowboy, or the green and long-nosed alligator named Gaston.\" \u003cbr\u003e--Library Journal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntrepid Gaston, the green-nosed alligator, one of the most celebrated characters in modern juvenile literature, embarks on a brand-new adventure--drilling an oil well in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGaston--whose previous quests have taken him on a Christmas Eve flight with St. Nicholas, to a Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans, on a stint as a cowboy on the Texas range, and to a job as a pipeline roughneck--decides to invest his hard-earned savings in an oil well after learning of the oil business's profitability and receiving a tip from a friendly crab.\u003cbr\u003eAs in Gaston's previous adventures, the locale, terminology, and techniques described are authentic. Gaston Drills an Offshore Oil Well gives young people a basic introduction to the problems and procedures involved in producing America's oil.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWidely acclaimed as the South's leading illustrator of juvenile books, James Rice is the illustrator and\/or author of over sixty titles with almost two million copies in print. Rice was born on a farm in Coleman County, Texas, and currently resides in Hico, Texas. He has taught art at the grammar-school, high-school, and university levels and enjoys talking to schoolchildren across the country about writing and art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Rice's pictures are well drawn, each character is an individual. Even his animals have 'personality'--and the pictures are more than funny, they are witty.\"\u003cbr\u003e--New Orleans Times-Picayune\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"James Rice's imagination is clever and his creation of Gaston the alligator . . . brings joy, smiles, laughter and chuckles all year 'round. . . . The author-illustrator captures the fancy and imagination of children and grown-ups, regardless of age.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Irving Ward-Steinman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"They say if you can make a living doing what you love then you never have to work. I haven't worked in years.\"\u003cbr\u003e --James Rice\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Rice is especially good with facial expressions, whether they are on a Texas jackrabbit, a longhorn steer, a dusty cowboy, or the green and long-nosed alligator named Gaston.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Rice's detailed pictures are captivating.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cem\u003eWoman's Day\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis outpouring of praise is directed towards James Rice (1934-2004) and the outstanding list of children's books he wrote and illustrated. Widely acclaimed as the South's leading illustrator of juvenile books, Rice lives through the more than 2.5 million books in print that feature his work-a record that ranks him with top children's authors and illustrators nationally.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCajun Night Before Christmas(R), Rice's first book, has been nationally recognized as a classic in its genre. Rice lent his talents to Pelican Publishing Company's \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Night Before Christmas Series, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e which includes the tremendously popular \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn Irish Night Before Christmas, Redneck Night Before Christmas, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGullah Night Before Christmas.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e It was through \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCajun Night Before Christmas(R)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e that Rice developed the character of Gaston(R) the Green-Nosed Alligator, who went on to have his own series of books. Several of Rice's other sixty books are set in his home state of Texas. \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrail Drive\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is just one that both entertains and teaches children about cowboys and Western life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRice was born on a farm in Coleman County, Texas, and resided in Hico, Texas. He graduated with a bachelor of fine arts from the University of Texas, a master of fine arts from Stephen F. Austin State University, and a master of arts from Howard Payne University. Rice taught art and music at both high school and college levels at such schools as Southeastern Louisiana State University, Louisiana State University, and Dallas Baptist College. When not working on new books, Rice visited schools throughout the country to teach children the joys of writing and illustrating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 11.46 x 8.84 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48747352686841,"sku":"9781589800687","price":18.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/mpiPyBYCd79781589800687.webp?v=1785672020","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/gastonr-drills-an-offshore-oil-well-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}