| Bluebonnet at the Marshall Train Depot Contributor(s): Casad, Mary Brooke (Author), Vincent, Benjamin (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1565543114 ISBN-13: 9781565543119 Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 1999 Annotation: On her way to the depot, Bluebonnet meets a friendly local cat, T.P., who explains that he is named for the Texas & Pacific -- the railroad that made Marshall famous. Bluebonnet soon discovers that T.P. knows a lot about the railroad and the depot, where he works to keep it free of mice. With T. P.'s help, Bluebonnet learns, among other things, that the depot was built in 1912. Children will learn much more in a story not only of trains and history, but of friendship. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Readers - Beginner - Juvenile Fiction | Transportation - Railroads & Trains |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 99020920 |
| Series: Bluebonnet |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 8.94" W x 11.37" (0.94 lbs) 32 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 40186 Reading Level: 4.0 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Bluebonnet meets a friendly local cat, T. P., who explains that he is named for the Texas & Pacific, the railroad that made Marshall famous. Bluebonnet soon discovers that T. P. knows a lot about the railroad and the depot, where he works to keep it free of mice. |
Contributor Bio(s): Casad, Mary Brooke: - Mary Brooke Casad is a Louisiana native and a resident of McKinney, Texas. She received a BA in journalism from Southern Methodist University and is the author of Pelican's Bluebonnet at Dinosaur Valley State Park, 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 Texas State Capitol. Casad created Bluebonnet, the well-traveled armadillo, to teach Texas children about their rich local history.Vincent, Benjamin: - Benjamin Vincent is a freelance illustrator based in Dallas, Texas. He also illustrates for magazines and advertising agencies, creates vision drawings for corporations, paints, and is a well-known caricature artist. Vincent, the illustrator of five of Casad's previous Bluebonnet Series books, received a BA in illustration from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. |