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The Curious World of Calpurnia Tate (Calpurnia Tate, #2)

Jacqueline Kelly

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Aug 19, 2015 Brenda Kahn rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-fiction, 2015-reading, brothers-and-sisters, scientists, grandfathers, 2015-favorite, science

I adore Callie Vee and was happy to revisit her world and admire her interest in science. I was not so happy with the recording though. The narrator did a nice enough performance, especially embodying Callie's intelligence and spunk, but her adult male voices all sounded the same. The pace of this book is even slower than the first and slightly more episodic than its predecessor. I always try to find the reader for The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate but everyone turns me down, which I am quite sad ...more

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Mar 09, 2015 Heather rated it really liked it

Shelves: historical, go-girls

With the new century just beginning, Calpurnia Tate hopes that she's "on the brink of a splendid future," but it doesn't take long for her to realize that the expectations for her are significantly different from those for her six (!) brothers. Fortunately, her granddaddy still has confidence in her, and continues to mentor and nurturer her scientific interests. And her brother Travis' various attempts at making a pet out of various wild creatures (including an armadillo, a blue jay, and a racco ...more

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Apr 04, 2015 Debbie Tanner rated it it was amazing

Shelves: text-to-world-connections, animals, chapter-books, historical-fiction, realistic-fiction, adventure, making-a-change, compare-contrast, social-issues, science

This is the second book about Calpurnia Tate (who lives in Texas in the late 1800s). She wants to be a scientist but her mother wants her to be a lady. Luckily, she has a grandfather who encourages her interest in science. This would be a great book to read to make connections to social issues (gender equality), for scientific concepts (Callie builds a barometer and predicts the terrible hurricane that hits Galveston as well as identifying and dissecting animals) and for ethical treatment of ani ...more

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Jul 25, 2015 Lisa Nagel rated it liked it

I love the character of Calpurnia, but found the story a bit uneven. Better as it went on, and love that it make science and learning for a girl something to aspire to, even in her time. The ending was a bit abrupt, but I am wondering if that is because another book may be planned????

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