Callie V lives during the turn of the century in Texas. She follows in the steps of her grandfather and Charles Darwin. She has to know everything about the workings of the world around her. However, her scientific goals do not align with the goals of her mother and being a lady. Callie has a rou...
Uma delicia esta evolução de Calpurnia Tate, a história de evolução de uma jovem de 12 anos com um extraordinário sentido de humor e da injustiça sobre a sua condição de mulher. Ser uma jovem em pleno ano de 1899 onde se tinha acabado de descobrir a coca cola(como se pode voltar a beber água ou l...
Jacqueline Kelly does a wonderful job showing the love of science, and wanting to be a part of something that society says one cannot be a part of.I fell in love with Calpurnia Tate, and wanted to know her whole life story. What happens to her in the future, and how does she overcome what society...
Kelly, J., (2009). The evolution of calpurnia tate. New York: Henry Holt and Company. NewberyCalpurnia is a pre-teen girl growing up in 1899. She does not like the traditional “accepted” activities for girls during this turn of the century time in society. Calpurnia is intrigued by the world arou...
Darling! Calpurnia is far more interested in studying science with her naturalist grandfather than learning to cook and sew and other "female" tasks. Callie is spunky, and gives a pleasant perspective of her humble life. Her brothers and their love lives were hilarious! Also her grandfather wa...
It's a sequel to the classic 'the wind and the willows'. However, the book can stand alone , and it isn't necessary to have read the original. The book contains interconnected stories about the animals from the original, including the rat, the mole, toad and badger. The animals all take on human ...