Careers in the Community
Postal Workers
Written by Sarah J. Keller
Copyright 2001
Isaveatree.com
ISBN 0-9714299-0-1 (50 Book Set)
Table Of Contents
Mailboxes…………………………..….4
Post office…………………………..….6
Delivering mail………………… …..12
Mail Recovery Center………………..18
Glossary………………………………24
Index………………………………..…25
Books to read and web sites to visit…26
2.
Once you put a letter
in a mailbox, postal
workers keep your
letter moving until it
reaches the address
you wrote on it.
4.
A postal worker takes
your letter to the post
office in trucks. Postal
clerks empty mailbags
into a machine. A
computer sorts the
mail by the zip code
on the envelope.
6.
Another postal worker
puts the mail into
another machine that
cancels or marks the
stamp in a certain
way. This is so it
cannot be used again.
8.
A postal worker then
takes the out of town
mail by truck to the
airport. It is sent to a
regional office and
another computer will
sort it again.
10.
Finally, a postal
worker delivers your
mail to its final
address. Postal
workers work all
night to deliver your
mail as fast as
possible.
12.
Mail without a correct
address or without a
zip code cannot be
sorted automatically.
This mail will take
much longer to reach
its address.
14.
Sometimes a postal
worker cannot deliver
a piece of mail. Maybe
it got torn or the
address could not be
read. Then the mail
will be returned to the
sender listed in the
return address.
16.
If mail cannot be
delivered and has no
return address, it goes
to the Mail Recovery
Center office.
Sometimes the Post
Office has a sale of
“undeliverable”
packages.
18.
Postal workers that
you see in the post
office sell stamps and
other things. Many
more postal workers
in the back of the post
office run the
computers that sort
the mail.
20.
When mail carriers
get their mail, they
sort it by the house
numbers. Then they
deliver the mail that
has traveled many
miles with the help of
many postal workers.
22.
Glossary
cancel – a mark on a stamp to show that it has been
used
carrier – someone who carries and delivers the mail
clerk – someone who works in the post office and
helps the mail get to its address
envelope – a folded paper wrap used to mail letters
or cards
mailbox – the box where you put mail you are
sending and receive your mail
Index
Cancels, 8
Carriers, 22
Clerks, 6
Envelope, 6
Mailbox, 4
Zip code, 6
regional – an area larger than your neighborhood or
town
zip code – the numbers at the end of the address that
help the post office sort the mail faster
24.
25.
More Great Books To Read
Title: Postal Workers
Author: Paulette Bourgeois
Publisher: Kids Can Press
Copyright: 1999 c 1992
Title: Here Comes the Mail
Author: Gloria Skurzynski
Publisher: Bradbury Press
Copyright: 1992
Websites
Link 1
26.
Credits
Sarah Keller – Author
Douglas Meyers- Technology Director
Dan Mader- Art Director / Illustrator
Robert Rance - Photo Selections
Robert Rance - Audio Engineering
Robert Rance – Research & Development
Photo Credits
The United States Post Office (Thank You)
R. Rance
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