| The Curious World of Calpurnia Tate Contributor(s): Kelly, Jacqueline (Author) |
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ISBN: 1250115027 ISBN-13: 9781250115027 Publisher: Square Fish OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature - General - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 860 |
| Series: Calpurnia Tate |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.3" W x 7.6" (0.50 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Topical - Family - Demographic Orientation - Small Town - Geographic Orientation - Texas - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - South |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 175004 Reading Level: 5.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 12.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Callie Vee, Travis, Granddaddy, and the whole Tate clan are back in this charming follow-up to Newbery Honor-winner The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate. Travis keeps bringing home strays. And Callie has her hands full keeping the wild animals--her brother included--away from her mother's critical eye. Whether it's wrangling a rogue armadillo or stray dog, a guileless younger brother or standoffish cousin, the trials and tribulations of Callie Vee will have readers laughing and crying and cheering for this most endearing heroine. In this enchanting middle-grade novel, The Curious World of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly, readers will fall deeper in love with our heroine Callie Vee, as she continues her journey to learn more about the world around her and to deal with her wild family. "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate is the most delightful historical novel for tweens in many, many years." --The New Yorker, Book Bench section "In her debut novel, Jacqueline Kelly brings to vivid life a boisterous small-town family at the dawn of a new century. And she especially shines in her depiction of the natural world that so intrigues Callie." --The Washington Post on The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate Don't miss any of Callie's middle-grade adventures:The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate The Curious World of Calpurnia Tate The Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet chapter book series: Skunked Counting Sheep |
Contributor Bio(s): Kelly, Jacqueline: - Jacqueline Kelly won the Newbery Honor for her first book, The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate. She was born in New Zealand and raised in Canada, in the dense rainforests of Vancouver Island. Her family then moved to El Paso, Texas, and Kelly attended college in El Paso, then went on to medical school in Galveston. After practicing medicine for many years, she went to law school at the University of Texas, and after several years of law practice, realized she wanted to write fiction. Her first story was published in the Mississippi Review in 2001. She now makes her home with her husband and various cats and dogs in Austin and Fentress, Texas. |