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The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate: (Newbery Honor Book)
Contributor(s): Kelly, Jacqueline (Author)

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ISBN: 0805088415     ISBN-13: 9780805088410
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2009
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Annotation: 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 angers 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.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational
- Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature - General
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2008040595
Age Level: 9-12
Grade Level: 4-7
Lexile Measure: 830(Not Available)
Series: Calpurnia Tate
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.7" W x 8.3" L (1.05 lbs) 352 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1851-1899
- Geographic Orientation - Texas
- Topical - Family
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian
Awards: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award, Nominee, Grades 4-8, 2012
Golden Sower Award, Nominee, Intermediate, 2012
Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award, Nominee, Children's, 2012
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award, Nominee, Children's, 2011
Texas Lone Star Reading List, Commended, Young Adult, 2010
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens, Recommended, Ten to Fourteen, 2010
Volunteer State Book Awards, Nominee, Young Adult, 2011
Massachusetts Children's Book Award, Nominee, Children's Book, 2011
William Allen White Childens Book Award, Nominee, Grades 6-8, 2012
West Virginia Children's Book Award, Nominee, Children's, 2011
Beehive Awards, Nominee, Fiction, 2011
Flicker Tale Children's Book Award, Nominee, Juvenile, 2013
Children's Book Committee Award, Winner, Fiction, 2010
Newbery Medal, Honor Book, Children's, 2010
Young Reader's Choice Award, Nominee, Junior/Grades 4-6, 2012
Indies Choice Book Awards, Honor Book, Middle Readers, 2010
Review Citations: Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2009 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Kirkus Review - Children 04/01/2009
Publishers Weekly 05/04/2009 pg. 51
School Library Journal 05/01/2009 pg. 110
Booklist 05/01/2009 pg. 80
New York Times Book Review 06/14/2009 pg. 13
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2009
Scientific American 09/01/2009 pg. 102
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2009 pg. 565
Publishers Weekly Best Books 11/02/2009 pg. 31
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2009 pg. 33
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2010 pg. 12
ALA Best Books Young Adults 03/01/2010 pg. 14
ALA Notable Children's Books 03/01/2010 pg. 26
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2010 - Superior,Well Above Average
Shelf Awareness 01/01/0001
BookPage 05/01/2009
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 130075
Reading Level: 5.3   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 12.0
 
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Publisher Description:

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. This title has Common Core connections.


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.
 
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