Education / Bilingual Education
Languages and Linguistics, Visual Art & Storytelling, Bande dessinée, Graphic novel
Suited for year 6 to university language students of French and English
Suited for Adult language learners, and comic lovers
Abstract: Les Aventures de Paris et Freddie – Australia’s first bilingual French-English graphic novel created and set in Adelaide, Australia!
The adventure introduces readers to the visual language Auslan, (Australian Sign Language)
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!
Author Bio:
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.
Les Aventures de Paris et Freddie is illustrated by Joanna E Hassam
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