postal service

To show their appreciation for the reliability and hard work of their postman Harvey Hare, the other animals plan to give him a perfect present.

Documents the history of the Pony Express, which expanded to employ eighty riders who carried mail from Saint Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California; and details the dangers faced by the riders and their eventual disbandment due to the popularity and efficiency of the telegraph. Includes a time line and chronology.

Describes the adventures of Owney, a stray dog that traveled around the United States on mail trains and wagons.

Letters tell the story of Owney, a dog who became mascot of the Albany, New York, post office in 1888 and traveled around the world. Includes historical notes.

Relates how, in 1861, a boy named Charlie Miller became the youngest rider for the Pony Express, a mail service that linked the east and west coasts of the United States.

Traces the history of the Pony Express, a mail delivery service that operated only one and a half years, bringing mail to California along the northern-central route in 1860-61.

Biography of the first African American woman to carry the United States mail.

Describes the many tasks performed by the people who keep the mail moving in the postal service.

Harry and Doug investigate when special bookmarks begin to disappear while their class is busy studying poetry and running their own post office.

Mitchell the mailman loves delivering mail to all the animals on his postal route, but he does not receive any mail himself until sickness forces him to leave the route for a day.