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As 11-year-old Callie Tate explores the natural world around her in 1899 Texas, she develops a close relationship with her grandfather, navigates living with six brothers, and comes up against just what it means to be a girl at the turn of the century.
In central Texas in 1899, eleven-year-old Callie Vee Tate learns about love from the older three of her six brothers and studies the natural world with her grandfather which leads to an important discovery....
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In Wisconsin, fourth-grader Ida B spends happy hours being home-schooled and playing in her family's apple orchard, until her mother begins treatment for breast cancer and her parents must sell part of the orchard and send her to public school.
11) A new green day
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"Explore nature through evocative riddles and bold imagery that take the reader from day to night and back again in this perfect read aloud. Who scribbles on the sidewalk with glistening ink? Snail! Who's a comma in a long, long sentence of a stream? Tadpole! Active readers will delight in the clever language and striking illustrations by esteemed author/illustrator Antoinette Portis. On each spread, children will solve riddles about the familiar...
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Callie Vee es una niña que vive en un pueblo de Texas Central in 1899. A pesar de que su madre insiste en que aprenda a tocar el piano, coser y cocinar, ella estáa más interesada en lo que ocurre en el laboratorio de su abuelo. Poco a poco, empezará a colaborar con él en sus observaciones del medio natural, y también aprenderá lo idiotas que se vuelven los hermanos mayores cuando se enamoran.
In central Texas in 1899, eleven-year-old Callie...
14) It's spring!
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A child observes the arrival of spring and its effects on plants and animals. Includes suggestions for nature study projects.