postal service

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.

Photographs and illustrations describe the history of the Pony Express, when and why it was created, and how long it lasted.

Colorful illustrations and rhyming text follow an envelope on an adventure through the mail and then into the recycling bin, where it is transformed into something new; and includes discussion questions for teachers and parents.

Examines the creation and the creators of postage stamps beginning in the 1830s along with a timeline and survey of major events associated with the stamps.

Movable flaps reveal what happens to a birthday card as it goes from a mailbox to a post office, across the country in an airplane, and finally to Sally's mailbox.

Discusses the Pony express, which used young men under 18 to make the dangerous journey on horseback at top speeds from St. Louis to California, an experiment which lasted only a year and a half but captured the imagination of the American public.

Kids learn all about the post office and what happens there.

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.

One winter John Thompson skis across the Sierra Nevada Mountains and creates a path upon which mail and people may travel, thus earning his nickname "Snowshoe Thompson.".