Orem Library

""In America, one of the first things done in a new State is to have the mail come." -Alexis de Toqueville, 1835 Who's Got Mail? is an intriguing and fact-filled look at how the mail has been delivered in the U.S. since the Constitution was signed. In the United States, the spread of the postal service went hand in hand with the spread of democracy and transportation. As settlement spread west, communication became even more important to let distant...

A con artist is sentenced to work in the dead letter section of the post office, where he and his colleagues begin to do good deeds by answering letters written to God.

"The post office is an important place in our communities. Kids will learn about why post offices are needed, who works there, and what kinds of things happen there. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards."--Publisher's website.

When Owen sends a real hug to his grandmother for her birthday he inadvertently brings cheer to the postal workers as they pass the hug along.

Introduces young readers to post offices, the people that work there, and the types of work that they do.

In 1914, because her family cannot afford a train ticket, May is mailed to her grandmother's town and rides the train in the mail car.

"This photo-illustrated book for early readers gives examples of tasks postal service workers do and different places where mail carriers deliver the mail"--Provided by publisher.

Prisoner-turned-postal worker Moist von Lipwig tackles a new assignment in a different branch of the government through which he is directed to oversee the printing of Ankh-Morpork's first paper currency, a job with unexpected challenges.