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Table of Contents

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People in My Community

Mail Carriers

SOCIAL STUDIES

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People in My Community

Mail Carriers

By JoAnn Early Macken

Reading consultant: Susan Nations, M. Ed. , author/literacy coach/consultant

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Macken, JoAnn Early, 1953- Mail carrier / by JoAnn Early Macken.

p. cm. ( People in my community) Summary: Photographs and simple text describe the work done by mail carriers. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN: 978-1-4339-3345-5 ( pbk. ) ISBN: 978-1-4339-3346-2 ( 6-pack) ISBN: 978-1-4339-3344-8 ( library binding) Letter carriers United States Juvenile literature. [ Letter carriers. Occupations. ]

I. Title. II. Series. HE6499. M13 2003 14502373 dc21 2002032961

New edition published 2010 by Gareth Stevens Publishing East 14th Street, Suite New York, NY 10003

New text and images this edition copyright 2010 Gareth Stevens Publishing

Original edition published 2003 by Weekly Reader

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Here Comes the Mail!

Special Clothes

Mail for Me!

Glossary

For More Information

Index

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Here Comes the Mail!

A mail carrier delivers the mail.

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First, mail carriers sort the mail at the post office.

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Each letter and package must go to the right address . Mail can be delivered only if it has a stamp .

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address

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Some mail carriers walk to deliver the mail. They might carry the mail in a pouch.

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pouch

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Some mail carriers drive cars or trucks to deliver the mail. They drive from house to house.

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truck

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Some mail carriers have the same route each day. They deliver mail to homes, businesses, and schools.

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Special Clothes

Mail carriers wear special uniforms . In the summer, they may wear shorts.

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uniform

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In the winter, they wear warmer clothes. Mail carriers work in all kinds of weather.

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Mail for Me!

Its fun to get something in the mail!

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Glossary

address: the place where mail gets delivered

package: a box or carton with things packed in it

route: a path taken from place to place

sort: to put in order stamp: something put on mail to show that you paid to send it

uniform: clothing worn by members of a group such as police officers, firefighters, or mail carriers

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