Can I read The evolution of calpurnia tate : Calpurnia Tate Series, Book 1 on EtoBox?

The evolution of calpurnia tate : Calpurnia Tate Series, Book 1 by Kelly, Jacqueline is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The evolution of calpurnia tate : Calpurnia Tate Series, Book 1 about?

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.The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate is a 2010 Newbery Honor Book and the winner of the 2010 Bank Street - Josette Frank Award.From School Library JournalStarred Review. Grade 5–8—A charming and inventive story of a child struggling to find her identity at the turn of the 20th century. As the only girl in an uppercrust Texas family of seven children, Calpurnia, 11, is expected to enter young womanhood with all its trappings of tight corse

Who reads The evolution of calpurnia tate : Calpurnia Tate Series, Book 1?

Author

Kelly, Jacqueline

Publisher

Macmillan;Henry Holt

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9780606209748

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Children'S, Nature, History

Rating

3.98 / 5 (22,692 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14