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In this book in the Bluebonnet Series, our favorite armadillo explores the Ocean Star Museum in Galveston, Texas. On the boardwalk at the Galveston harbor, Bluebonnet meets Red, the knowledgeable brown pelican, who persuades her to follow a class on their tour of the museum. Bluebonnet secretly follows the group and learns about the offshore oil system, life on a drilling rig, and offshore oil history.
Along her journey, Bluebonnet discovers that the museum itself is an old offshore rig, where people lived and drilled beneath the sea for oil. She learns that since its opening as a museum in 1997, the rig has taught kids about products made from petroleum and abandoned platforms that have become reefs. As the museum tour comes to an end, Bluebonnet hops aboard a departing shrimp boat with Red to see some offshore drilling rigs in action. After all, she is always ready for a new adventure!
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.
