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The evolution of Calpurnia Tate
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The evolution of Calpurnia Tate

Author: Jacqueline Kelly
Publisher: New York : Henry Holt, 2009.
Edition/Format:   Book : Elementary and junior high school : Fiction : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
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Growing up with six brothers in rural Texas in 1899, 12-year-old Callie realizes that her aversion to needlework and cooking disappoints her mother. She prefers to study the natural world with her grandfather, which leads to an important discovery.
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Genre/Form: Fiction
Juvenile fiction
Material Type: Elementary and junior high school, Fiction
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Jacqueline Kelly
ISBN: 9780805088410 0805088415
OCLC Number: 262143062
Awards: A Junior Library Guild selection
Newbery Honor Book, 2010.
Description: 340 p. ; 22 cm.
Responsibility: Jacqueline Kelly.

Abstract:

Growing up with six brothers in rural Texas in 1899, 12-year-old Callie realizes that her aversion to needlework and cooking disappoints her mother. She prefers to study the natural world with her grandfather, which leads to an important discovery.

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A Great Read Aloud

by jhiott (WorldCat user published 2010-04-02) Excellent Permalink

A year (1899) in the life  of a budding Texas naturalist who is also a girl. Readers get to join 11 year old Calpurnia as she discovers plants and animals and performs experiments with her grandfather and struggles...
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