基本信息书名:The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate作者:Jacqueline Kelly 著出版社：Pan Macmillan US出版日期：2011-01-04ISBN：9780312659301字数：页码：352版次：1装帧：平装开本：商品重量：0.8kg编辑推荐暂无相关内容内容提要Calpurnia Virginia Tate is eleveyears old i1899 wheshe wonders why the yellow grasshoppers iher Texas backyard are so much bigger thathe greeones.With a little help from her notoriously cantankerous grandfather, aavid naturalist, she figures out that the greegrasshoppers are easier to see against the yellow grass, so they are eatebefore they ... 展开完整描述 ▼
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书名:The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate
作者:Jacqueline Kelly 著
出版社：Pan Macmillan US
出版日期：2011-01-04
ISBN：9780312659301
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页码：352
版次：1
装帧：平装
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商品重量：0.8kg
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Calpurnia Virginia Tate is eleveyears old i1899 wheshe wonders why the yellow grasshoppers iher Texas backyard are so much bigger thathe greeones.With a little help from her notoriously cantankerous grandfather, aavid naturalist, she figures out that the greegrasshoppers are easier to see against the yellow grass, so they are eatebefore they caget 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 turof 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 Evolutioof Calpurnia Tate is a 2010 Newbery Honor Book and the winner of the 2010 Bank Street - Josette Frank Award.
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Jacqueline Kelly wothe Newbery Honor for The Evolutioof Calpurnia Tate, her first book. She was boriNew Zealand and raised iCanada, ithe dense rainforests of Vancouver Island. Her family themoved to El Paso, Texas, and Kelly attended college iEl Paso, thewent oto medical school iGalveston. 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 ithe Mississippi Review i2001. She now makes her home with her husband and various cats and dogs iAustiand Fentress, Texas.
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