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Author
Series
Calpurnia Tate volume 1
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Growing up with six brothers in rural Texas in 1899, 12-year-old Callie realizes that her aversion to needlework and cooking disappoints her mother. She prefers to study the natural world with her grandfather, which leads to an important discovery.
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In the early 1900s, a wild little girl nicknamed Squirrel meets John Muir, later to become a famous naturalist, when he arrives at her parents' hotel in Yosemite Valley seeking work and knowledge about the natural world.
Author
Series
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In rural Texas in 1901, thirteen-year-old Callie nurses a butterfly with a broken wing and delivers a baby lamb, despite her mother's disapproval of Callie's "unladylike behavior."
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2004] ©2004.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Charlie Carlisle's grandfather is illustrations Charlie's friend, Singing Bird, a Teton Sioux, tells him that ravens have curing powers, so Charlie steals a baby bird from its nest. Granddad, a retired naturalist, encourages Charlie to record his observations of the bird and study the effect it has on humans. Charlie just hopes that the raven will make Granddad well.
5) Skunked
Author
Series
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"When Travis discovers an abandoned baby skunk, he can't help but bring it home and take care of it. Stinky, as Travis names him, settles in pretty well. But when Travis discovers Stinky's litter-mate, Winky, who is in need of some help, things get complicated around the Tate house"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
From Newbery Honor author Jacqueline Kelly comes Who Gives a Hoot?, the third title in her illustrated chapter book series for younger readers featuring the beloved characters from The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate.Out in their boat exploring the San Marcos River, Callie and Granddaddy see all kinds of naturefish, mockingbirds, ammonites, and more. But when Callie spots an owl in the water, she knows it's in trouble. With quick thinking and quick action,...
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