CALICO DORSEY

        Mail Dog of

       The Mining Camps

         by Susan Lendroth

Calico Dorsey Mail Dog Of The Mining Camps

Reading Level: Grades 2-5

32 pages

ISBN-10: 9781582463186

A literature rich book that makes a great addition for a students working in Social Studies & History.

     In the early 1900's when silver mining was at an ultimate high in Calico, California.  Miners flooded into the mining towns to reap the benefits of the industrial boom.   While there, the miners needed to stay in contact with the world around them.  How did they do this?  Calico Dorsey illuminates as a  young Border Collie that treks the rough terrain between the towns of Calico and Yermo, with a leather sack attached to his back delivering the miners mail.  Calico Dorsey is a vivid read that captivates the readers attention through out the numerous events a working mail dog may endure between two mining towns. 

If you are working with students who are 5-7 years of age you might:  Want to look at the pictures in this book and ask the students questions about the pictures.  1) What do you think is going on? Then reflect on the vocabulary that the students have been covering that is included in the book, making sure to discuss the words before you begin. 

If you are working with students who are 9-10 years of age you might:  Read this book and ask the students what the vocabulary words mean as you go along, quickly correcting misunderstanding.  

This is an actual photograph of Calico Dorsey. Circa, 1885.

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