The Curious World of Calpurnia Tate:"Animal lovers will revel in the abundant anecdotes about the benevolent country vet and Travis' mangy strays. . . . A warm, welcome stand-alone companion to Kelly's lauded debut." --
Kirkus Reviews, starred review"Well worth waiting for. . . . Readers will flock to this sequel for the pleasure of revisiting this beloved character." --
Booklist, starred review
"Humor and little heartbreaks abound as Callie learns animal care under the tutelage of Dr. Pritzker, the town's veterinarian...Recommended for fans of the original novel and strong readers who enjoy character-driven narratives." --
School Library Journal, starred review"Six years after debuting in Kelly's Newbery Honor-winning
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate, the budding Texas scientist returns, as curious and charming as ever, and now preoccupied with fauna instead of flora...Happily, the episodic narrative leaves the door wide open for further adventures--if we're lucky." --
Publishers Weekly, starred review
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate:
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The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate is the most delightful historical novel for tweens in many, many years...Callie's struggles to find a place in the world where she'll be encouraged in the gawky joys of intellectual curiosity are fresh, funny, and poignant today." --
The New Yorker, "Book Bench" section
"In her debut novel, Jacqueline Kelly brings to vivid life a boisterous small-town family at the dawn of a new century. And she especially shines in her depiction of the natural world that so intrigues Callie" --
The Washington Post "Each chapter of this winning...novel opens with a quotation from 'On the Origin of Species'--a forbidden book that her own grandfather turns out to have hidden away. Together they study Darwin's masterpiece, leading to a revolution in Callie's ideas of what she might accomplish on her own." --
New York Times Book Review
