Bluebonnet Visits Mount Vernon, Texas - Softcover

Casad, Mary Brooke

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1681792117 ISBN 13: 9781681792118

Publisher: Eakin Press, 2020

Synopsis

Bluebonnet, dubbed "everyone's favorite armadillo" by Texas Highways magazine, is off to visit Mount Vernon, Texas, in this tenth book of the Bluebonnet Armadillo Adventure series. When she arrives on the Daphne Prairie, she meets Dandy Don, a short-eared owl named for Mount Vernon's favorite native son, the late Don Meredith. The two nocturnal creatures take a night-time tour of historical sites, including pre-World War I homes, the Fire Station Museum, featuring the Don Meredith collection and the Nations Family Bird Egg Collection; the Cotton Belt Depot, The Bankhead Highway Trails and Visitor Center, Dupree Park Nature Preserve, Franklin County Courthouse, raised town plaza, and Majors-Parchman house. All along the tour, sounds and shadows suggest that someone has secretly joined the tour. Who is this mysterious follower? Readers will delight in searching for clues. The picture book provides an entertaining and informative story for young readers, with additional information about each historical site provided for older readers.

About this title

About the Authors

Mary Brooke Casad is the author of the Bluebonnet Armadillo Adventure Series, written to teach Texas children about their rich local heritage. Dubbed "everyone's favorite armadillo" by Texas Highways magazine, Bluebonnet Armadillo travels the Texas trails, learning about historical sites and making new friends. More information is available at www.bluebonnetarmadillo.com A native of Louisiana, Mary Brooke received a journalism degree from Southern Methodist University, and also studied at Harlaxton College in Grantham, England. She has written for numerous publications, and edited The Waldemar Story: Camping in the Texas Hill Country. A life-long United Methodist, she has served both as a volunteer and lay professional. Her husband, Dr. Victor E. Casad, is a United Methodist clergyman. They live in Sulphur Springs, Texas, and have two sons, a daughter-in-law and three grandchildren.

BenJamin Vincent, an almost native Texan, attended Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. Working on merit badges as a Boy Scout, he observed armadillos in their natural habitat. Years later, he fondly recalls camping and exploring the Texas countryside, as he creates the drawings for most of the Bluebonnet books by Mary Brooke Casad. He now works as an illustrator, and caricaturist; he also works on advertising projects, does storyboards, and enjoys doing book illustrations. He lives in Dallas with his brilliant UTD professor and translator wife, Dr. Shelby Vincent, along with a faithful pup and a couple of cool cats.

Edition details

• Publisher: Eakin Press
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1681792117
• ISBN 13: 9781681792118
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Vincent Benjamin
• Number of pages: 38