In the latest book of the Bluebonnet Adventure Series, our favorite armadillo explores the Ocean Star Museum in Galveston, Texas, to learn about offshore oil rigs and drilling. While moseying along the boardwalk at the Galveston harbor, Bluebonnet meets Red, the knowledgeable brown pelican who encourages her to follow a school group on their tour of the museum. Bluebonnet secretly follows the group, learning about the offshore oil system, life on a drilling rig, and offshore history. She discovers that the museum itself is an old offshore rig where people lived and drilled beneath the sea for oil. She even learns that since its opening as a museum and education center in 1997, the rig has taught kids that more than six thousand products are made from petroleum and that abandoned platforms become reefs, which provide a home for marine life. As the museum tour comes to an end, the kids notice Bluebonnet trailing along on their journey. As they stand speechless on the skywalk, Bluebonnet hops aboard a departing shrimp boat with Red. The pair leaves the harbor to see some offshore drilling rigs in action. After all, Bluebonnet is always ready for a new adventure!
About the Author
Mary Brooke Casad is a Louisiana native and a resident of Texas. She 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. She received a BA in journalism from Southern Methodist University.
About the Illustrator
Benjamin Vincent is a freelance illustrator based in Dallas. He illustrates for magazines and advertising agencies, does vision drawings for corporations, paints murals and portraits, is a well-known caricature artist, and enjoys illustrating children's books as well as books for teens and young adults. Vincent has illustrated six of Casad's Bluebonnet Adventure Series. He received a BA in illustration from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.
My Take on the Book
Mary Brooke Casad has written many books with Bluebonnet the armadillo as the main character. These books teach children about the area they live in and special places too. In this particular book, Bluebonnet visits a museum which specializes in educating the public about offshore oil rigs and drilling.
I really enjoyed reading this story, and I learned so much. The book is written in language even a young child would understand. I believe the factual information contained in this story would enhance the education of any family, but especially our children.
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