The evolution of Calpurnia Tate /
Jacqueline Kelly.
- 1st ed.
- New York : Henry Holt, 2009.
- 340 p ; 22 cm.
Wilson's Children, October 2010. School Library Journal starred, May 2009. Booklist starred, May 2009. Book Links-starred, July 2009. Pub Weekly, May 2009. Kirkus Starred, April 2009. New York Times, June 2009. Horn Book, April 2010. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), July 2009. Wilson's Children. Newbery Medal/Honor. School Library Journal starred.
In central Texas in 1899, eleven-year-old Callie Vee Tate is instructed to be a lady by her mother, learns about love from the older three of her six brothers, and studies the natural world with her grandfather, the latter of which leads to an important discovery.