English language
Published Jan. 14, 2009 by Henry Holt and Co..
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. - Publisher.
Well written novel, I've enjoyed it and would recommend it. It's about a girl who lives at the end of 1899 in Texas and likes science... And the world around her, with the role she's supposed to take in society, being a woman, the inventions and scientific theories coming out and fascinating her and her grandaddy...
