Looks at the role of postal workers in a community, explaining what they do and why they are important. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, transparencies, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.
Albert Lippincott has spent the last thirty years working for the Nestor, New York, post office as a letter carrier, but when one of his customers dies and Albert discovers he was holding the letter that might have saved him, his precarious existence begins to crumble.
"Mail carriers take care of all sorts of mail. Get the inside scoop on what it's like to be a mail carrier. Readers will learn what mail carriers do, the tools they use, and how people get this exciting job"--Provided by publisher.
Come along on Mail Duck's delivery route for a day full of lift-the-flap surprises! Mail Duck is delivering differently shaped packages to all his friends on his mail route. (Trudy likes triangles, and Harry likes hearts!) Lift the flaps to peek inside and guess what each friend received. Then head back to the post office for a big surprise: a thank-you celebration for Mail Duck planned by all his pals using the various packages they received throughout the story!.
Bob is uneasy about training new mail carrier Marcelle, although it should be an easy day, but soon they are making detours, picking up a hitchhiker, and facing bandits on battered spacial motorbikes.
