letter carriers

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.

Explains some of the duties of postal carriers in a community.

Zephyr, a mail carrier, lives in a small town with blue houses and hills and every day he carries mail along the same path, but dreams that one day a cloud will carry him to a distant land.

Presents an overview of the Pony Express and its mail delivery service of nineteenth century and explains its impact on the discovery and expansion of the American West. Includes links to additional documents, illustrations, and resources.

Simple text and color photos show how mail carriers do their jobs, covering their duties, equipment, and surroundings. Presented in English and Spanish.

Perez, the mouse, having served the community as a tooth fairy until all the neighborhood children were grown, takes a new job as a mail carrier.

The space postman runs into trouble when his mailbag falls out of his spaceship while he is making deliveries. Presented in English and Spanish.

Explains the clothing, tools, schooling, and work of mail carriers.

A Jolly Postman delivers letters to several famous fairy-tale characters such as the Big Bad Wolf, Cinderella, and the Three Bears. Each letter may be removed from its envelope page and read separately.