With curiosity as her guide, Bluebonnet, the most traveled armadillo in Texas, leaves her home in the Hill Country for a visit to Dinosaur Valley State Park. Her field trip takes an unexpected twist when she has a surprise encounter with a yawning glyptodont named Spike.
Bluebonnet begins a friendship with this armadillo ancestor, and the two spend the day exploring the state park in search of new adventures. But little do they realize that Spike is making fresh dinosaur tracks. Bluebonnet's quick thinking keeps visitors from finding out that there's an unusual creature in the park.
With colorful illustrations and a popular little hero, author Mary Brooke Casad teaches children about armadillo habits mixed with a dash of Texas history.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
A native of Louisiana, Mary Brooke Casad resides in Carrollton, Texas. Upon earning a bachelor's degree in journalism from Southern Methodist University, she became a writer for the Methodist Communications Council. She is currently a freelance writer for church publications and chairperson for the Communication Commission of the United Methodist Church in Dallas. She is also the author of Bluebonnet at the Texas State Capitol, Bluebonnet at Johnson Space Center, Bluebonnet at the East Texas Oil Museum, Bluebonnet at the Marshall Train Depot, Bluebonnet at the State Fair of Texas, and Bluebonnet at the Ocean Star Museum, all published by Pelican.
ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR
Benjamin Vincent is a resident of Dallas, Texas, and is past president of the Dallas Society of Illustrators.
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