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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 the author
Mary Brooke Casad spent her childhood summers in the Texas Hill Country at Camp Waldemar, where she was first introduced to armadillos! She is the author of the Bluebonnet Armadillo Adventure Series, written to teach Texas children about their rich local heritage. www.bluebonnetarmadillo.com.A native of Louisiana, Mary Brooke received a journalism degree from Southern Methodist University. 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 have two sons, a daughter-in-law and three grandchildren.
