The evolution of Calpurnia Tate
by Jacqueline Kelly
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Calpurnia Virginia Tate is eleven years old in 1899 when she wonders why the yellow grasshoppers in her Texas backyard are so much bigger than the green ones.With a little help from her notoriously cantankerous grandfather, an avid naturalist, she figures out that the green grasshoppers are easier to see against the yellow grass, so they are eaten before they can get any larger. As Callie explores the natural world around her, she develops a close relationship with her grandfather, navigates the dangers of living with six brothers, and comes up against just what it means to be a girl at the turn of the century. Debut author Jacqueline Kelly deftly brings Callie and her family to life, capturing a year of growing up with unique sensitivity and a wry wit. - Publisher.
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Nature, Family life, Fiction, Grandfathers, Naturalists, History, Juvenile fiction, Families, Nature stories, Roman, Historical fiction, Amerikanisches Englisch, Newbery Honor, Children's fiction, Nature, fiction, Family life, fiction, Grandparents, fiction, Scientists, fiction, Texas, fiction, nyt:chapter-books=2010-02-07, New York Times bestseller, award:Newbery_awardPlaces
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The evolution of Calpurnia Tate
2009, Henry Holt and Co.
in English
- 1st ed.
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