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With curiosity as her guide, Bluebonnet, themost traveled armadillo in Texas, leaves her home in the Hill Country for avisit to Dinosaur Valley State Park.Bluebonnet's adventure takes an unexpected twist when she has a surpriseencounter with a yawning glyptodon named Spike.Bluebonnet begins a friendship with this armadillo ancestor, and the twospend the day exploring the state park in search of new adventures. But littledo they realize that Spike is making fresh dinosaur tracks. Bluebonnet's quickthinking keeps visitors from finding out that there's an unusual creature inthe park.With colorful illustrations and a popular little hero, author Mary BrookeCasad teaches children about armadillo habits, mixed with a dash of Texashistory.A native of Louisiana, Casad resides in Carrollton, Texas. Upon receiving abachelor's degree in journalism from Southern Methodist University, she becamea writer for the Methodist Communications Council. She is currently a freelancewriter for church publications and chairperson for the Communication Commissionof the United Methodist Church in Dallas. Mary Brooke Casad is the author ofBluebonnet of the Hill Country , Bluebonnet at theAlamo , Bluebonnet at the State Fair of Texas ,Bluebonnet at the Johnson Space Center , and Bluebonnet atthe Texas State Capitol .Illustrator Benjamin Vincent is a resident of Dallas, Texas, and is pastpresident of the Dallas Society of Illustrators.Casad, Mary Brooke is the author of 'Bluebonnet at Dinosaur Valley State Park' with ISBN 9780882897769 and ISBN 0882897764.
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