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Nine for California by Sonia Levitin5/30/2023 Based on the true story of the most celebrated canine mail carrier in U.S. And they found him in a Border collie named Dorsey. Read to learn all about these playful mammals.Ĭalico Dorsey: Mail Dog of the Mining Camps by Susan Lendroth, age 5-8, 32 pagesīack in the 1880s, when the Old West boomed with the rush for gold and silver, the miners of Calico, California, needed a mail carrier they could count on. Zoom! A California sea lion makes a deep dive. Adopted for Reading Rainbow.Ĭalifornia Sea Lions by Megan Peterson, age 4-8, 24 pages The 2014 edition has updated news on whales but retains the beloved art and text for big-ocean-mammal lovers everywhere. This true, illustrated story of Humphrey's adventure has been a children's favorite for more than twenty-five years. In October 1985 a forty-five-foot long, forty-ton humpback whale wandered into San Francisco Bay and for twenty-six days struggled mightily to find his way back to the ocean. Humphrey the Lost Whale: A True Story by Wendy Tokuda, age 5-9, 36 pages A page of state symbols is also included. After the story concludes, additional details are provided about each city, including information about the Native Americans and Spanish who lived there. Accompanied by author Pam Munoz Ryan's charming rhymes, readers will tour the entire state of California from top to bottom while learning of its history and famous events. Illustrator Rafael Lopez' whimsical folk-art is pure delight and the central feature of Our California. Our California by Pam Munoz Ryan, age 6-9, 48 pages
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