Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Newbery Honor Book)

Name: Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Newbery Honor Book)
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ISBN: 9780805088410

ISBN-10: 0805088415

ISBN-13: 9780805088410

Edition: 2009

Authors: 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 angers 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,…

Book details

List price: $19.99
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Publication date: 5/12/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Size: 5.92" wide x 8.57" long x 1.16" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Jacqueline Kelly was born in New Zealand and raised in Canada. She is a practicing physician. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate is her first novel.