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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
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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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 with her inclination toward science rather than domesticity.
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