Les Aventures de Paris et Freddie

Le Cauchemar de Sophie! (French/English)

Stuart A Blair, Joanna E Hassam

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French

Stuart a Blair
06 June 2025

Bilingualism & multilingualism; Language Teaching (non-ELT); Graphic novels; Teaching of special educational needs; French - Children's Bilingual Books; French - Children's Bilingual Books

Introducing
*Les Aventures de Paris et Freddie
*, a vibrant bilingual French-English storybook and graphic novel created in Australia, bringing together the magic of language learning and the universal love of storytelling.

Crafted for Adolescents, French and English students, educators, and comic book lovers alike, Les Aventures de Paris et Freddie invites readers into a playful, illustrated world that celebrates friendship, curiosity, mystery, intrigue, and language in action.

With text in both French and English, the book opens a window to language acquisition through narrative joy, rich imagery, and humour.

When the wicked Fabian Desrosiers kidnaps rising opera star Sophie Theriot, only her fearless friends, Paris and Freddie, can save her!

Racing across Adelaide, dodging danger, and uncovering clues, they enlist the help of their friends to outsmart Fabian and his gang. But time is running out, will they rescue Sophie before it's too late?

Join Paris and Freddie on their thrilling adventure, follow the trail and discover the mystery!

By: Stuart A Blair
Illustrated by: Joanna E Hassam
Imprint: Stuart a Blair
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 216mm, Spine: 6mm
Weight: 472g
ISBN: 9780646713380
ISBN 10: 0646713388
Pages: 54
Publication Date: 06 June 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Stuart A Blair is a language specialist, educator, and researcher passionate about innovative language teaching and revitalisation. He teaches French, Indigenous and English to speakers of other languages, bringing creativity and energy into the classroom through sequential art, language meditation, improvisation, and drama. His research centres on Revivalist Linguistics and the revitalisation of endangered Indigenous languages. Stuart also curates exhibitions on European comic literature, mid-20th-century media, and constructed languages in entertainment-showcasing his deep interest in storytelling, culture, and the evolution of language. He is the author of Les Aventures de Paris et Freddie, a bilingual French-English storybook that blends wit, irony, and linguistic playfulness to inspire a love of language in readers of all ages.