Hello, bookworms of all ages!! Today we are reviewing the sequel to The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate. The name of this book is The Curious World of Calpurnia Tate.
The book is set in the time when it is spring time. After a few disaster, something comes up. the something get Callie Vee stuck with a ...um.. interesting cousin that causes some problems. I' not going to tell what happens so don't ask me. this is a must read for all ages. bey bookworm, see you next time.
~Kate
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Saturday, July 4, 2015
Intro to The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate
Kate loves to talk about what she is reading - when she is done reading, of course. It is borderline impossible to get her to think, do or say anything else when she has a book in her hand (this isn't really a bad thing). But for all the ability she showed with reading, her writing wasn't on par, and still isn't. To boost her practice with writing, I thought writing about books, from an 11 year old girl's perspective, would give her the chance to get her thoughts organized, share her passion(s) and give her more of an opportunity to get familiar with her computer - something that will be very important and useful for her as she enters 6th grade.
I love to read, and fortunately, am surrounded by readers. Unfortunately, I haven't read as many of the truly important and influential writers and pieces of literature as I would have liked to have read; I do hope to remedy this in the near future. What I have read mostly is historical fiction, works that tie in enough facts of an historical events to teach you something while combining a storyline that keeps me hooked and turning the pages. I hate to admit how many nights I stayed up reading James Michener (at the expense of my school assignments), only to learn that Michener wasn't as important an author as I thought he was - at least to my 15 year old self. But the historical facts underpinning his and many other books have stuck with me, and this genre still captures my reading attention. Which brings me to The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate.
Kate and my wife Kelly had raved about The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate, which the two of them first read about 3 years ago. Kate loved Calpurnia, or Callie Vee, as she is called by her family. After hearing Kate describe her, I was happy that she enjoyed the story of a strong, smart young lady so much; she sounded like a wonderful model and guide for Kate. I also hoped that this story would cultivate an interest in the sciences in Kate to go along with her love of horses.
The back story of the book, of an only daughter of a fairly well-to-do Texas family at the end of the 19th century and her interest in the natural sciences as well as her family, captured my attention, as did the writing of the early chapters. Despite my less than stellar literary exposures, I can identify good writing, and good sentences almost always capture my attention (I believe John Irving is a true master at writing sentences that just stay with you); I got that from the beginning of this book. The writing also struck me as similar to the dialogue from the 2010 movie adaptation of True Grit, a move I liked which was also set in Texas at roughly the same time with similar aged narrators - maybe, in the future, I should actually read the Charles Portis novel as much has been written about Portis' writing in the novel.
I was also intrigued that Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species factored so prominently into the book. For all my reading, and my interest (but not strong aptitude) in sciences when I went to college, I have never read Darwin books and have found most mention of him in science coursework to be scant and cursory at best, which I now think is huge shame. Maybe, just maybe, through this blog, I could learn more of Darwin, and of my daughter.
I love to read, and fortunately, am surrounded by readers. Unfortunately, I haven't read as many of the truly important and influential writers and pieces of literature as I would have liked to have read; I do hope to remedy this in the near future. What I have read mostly is historical fiction, works that tie in enough facts of an historical events to teach you something while combining a storyline that keeps me hooked and turning the pages. I hate to admit how many nights I stayed up reading James Michener (at the expense of my school assignments), only to learn that Michener wasn't as important an author as I thought he was - at least to my 15 year old self. But the historical facts underpinning his and many other books have stuck with me, and this genre still captures my reading attention. Which brings me to The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate.
Kate and my wife Kelly had raved about The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate, which the two of them first read about 3 years ago. Kate loved Calpurnia, or Callie Vee, as she is called by her family. After hearing Kate describe her, I was happy that she enjoyed the story of a strong, smart young lady so much; she sounded like a wonderful model and guide for Kate. I also hoped that this story would cultivate an interest in the sciences in Kate to go along with her love of horses.
The back story of the book, of an only daughter of a fairly well-to-do Texas family at the end of the 19th century and her interest in the natural sciences as well as her family, captured my attention, as did the writing of the early chapters. Despite my less than stellar literary exposures, I can identify good writing, and good sentences almost always capture my attention (I believe John Irving is a true master at writing sentences that just stay with you); I got that from the beginning of this book. The writing also struck me as similar to the dialogue from the 2010 movie adaptation of True Grit, a move I liked which was also set in Texas at roughly the same time with similar aged narrators - maybe, in the future, I should actually read the Charles Portis novel as much has been written about Portis' writing in the novel.
I was also intrigued that Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species factored so prominently into the book. For all my reading, and my interest (but not strong aptitude) in sciences when I went to college, I have never read Darwin books and have found most mention of him in science coursework to be scant and cursory at best, which I now think is huge shame. Maybe, just maybe, through this blog, I could learn more of Darwin, and of my daughter.
Welcome to our blog - part two
Welcome to our blog. My name is Rich and I'm excited to write about books with Kate. She became such a good reader so quickly that, before you knew it, she was reading to herself and we didn't have as many opportunities to talk about what she was reading. Now that she is reading books I'm interested in reading, this is a chance for us to both express ourselves and share our interests. Hopefully, it may encourage others to begin talking about what they are reading and sharing their thoughts about many of the wonderful books out there today.
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Welcome To Our Book Blog.
About me, Kate and the Blog!!
Hi, I'm Kate. I'm 11 and love to read. This summer and maybe fall ,I'll be writing this blog with my dad. The way we will do this is by me writing my review on the couple of chapter every couple of days. Then my dad will give his review on the book.
The first first book that we plan to read is The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly. My mom has already pre-ordered the sequel from Amazon, which is supposed to come out next!
In the comments below you can post suggestions for books I need to review. I will post pictures of books that you can read, but I won't preview just yet.
Welcome to my book blog!!
Hi, my name is Kate and I am eleven and I love to read. My dad and I are going to write this blog together and we are going to review the books that we read this summer. The first book that we are going to read is The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jaqueline Kelly. My mom has already ordered the sequel, which should be out in a couple of weeks.
If you would like to suggest books for me to review, or if you want to join in our book conversation, just use the comment section. I can't wait to hear what you have to share!
If you would like to suggest books for me to review, or if you want to join in our book conversation, just use the comment section. I can't wait to hear what you have to share!
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