| Bluebonnet at the Texas State Capitol Contributor(s): Casad, Mary Brooke (Author), Vincent, Benjamin (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1565542320 ISBN-13: 9781565542327 Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1997 Annotation: Bluebonnet the armadillo makes two new friends in this adventure, as she learns about the history of Texas. She first meets Mac, a mockingbird, which happens to be the State bird of Texas. She also meets Bevo, a Longhorn, who is Mac's friend. At first, Bluebonnet and Bevo don't know what to make of each other. They are both being considered by the schoolchildren of Texas for the State mammal. The rivalry quickly dissolves, though, in the true spirit of the State motto, "Friendship". |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - General - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Mammals |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 97011300 |
| Series: Bluebonnet |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 8.91" W x 11.25" (0.88 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Texas |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Bluebonnet the armadillo takes children on another adventure--this time to the Texas State Capitol. There is a great deal of history, trivia, and fun while traveling with this little armadillo through the capitol building. Especially good regional title." --Parent Council After singing the Texas state song, Bluebonnet admires the Goddess of Liberty statue on top of the state capitol dome. Filled with pride, she wishes that she could climb to the top to see the statue up close. To her amazement, someone tells Bluebonnet that he has been to the top, more than three hundred feet above the ground The voice that seems to come from nowhere belongs to Mac, a mockingbird, which happens to be the state bird of Texas. Mac offers to give Bluebonnet a tour of the Texas state capitol building. While inside, they discover that a group of schoolchildren are meeting with the governor in order to decide on the state mammal. Some of the children want the state mammal to be the armadillo, while others want it to be the Longhorn. Which one will it be? Once again outside, the pair meet Bevo, a Longhorn interested in the outcome of the children's decision. Bevo is a friend of Mac's, and Bluebonnet makes two new friends. That, after all, is more important than what the state mammal of Texas will be. Isn't it? |
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. |