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media type="custom" key="8011258" // The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate // // By: Jacqueline Kelly //

Calpurnia Tate finds a buzzard, a yellow grasshopper, assorted untallied Odonato, hymenoptera, and arachnids in her backyard. Calpurnia finds a whole different world in nature. The author of //The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate//, Jacqueline Kelly, surprises the reader with a story about a girl and her grandfather’s relationship. //The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate// was a pretty good book, because it helped explain nature while telling a story. Even though this novel is a fictional story, it shows how nature should be appreciated. The author shows the reader that it takes scientists a long time to find new species of plants. Thus, nature is precious to us, so we should respect it. Kelly’s book was interesting, but it had slow parts due to the lack of action. I enjoyed the relationship portion of the book, but it needed to be more exciting. I really enjoyed the characters and their personalities, because it made the characters real people in my mind as a reader. My favorite character was Harry, Calpurnia’s brother, because he was always there to stick up for her. My least favorite character was the mom. She was kind, but she sometimes she could be too strict. The grandfather was another main character in the story, because he and Calpurnia always went on scientific adventures. //The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate// takes place during one of the hottest summers in Texas, in 1899. I couldn’t relate to the story’s setting. However, the setting of the book was appropriate, and I could imagine what her house would look like. In other words, the setting made the book come alive. Basically this story is about Calpurnia and her grandfather searching for new and unusual things. They search in her backyard, and they make some discoveries that turn out to be something unusual. This book shows some things that people do now a day. It also shows what they did earlier in life. I do recommend this book to people, because it might help change people’s minds about nature. By reading this book, people see everything in a different way, including me. This book is a good read Enjoy!