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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Colby, Jennifer, 1971- author.
Title: Post office / by Jennifer Colby.
Description: Ann Arbor : Cherry Lake Publishing, [2016] | Series: 21st
century junior library | Series: Explore a workplace | Includes
bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2015048513| ISBN 9781634710763 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781634711753 (pdf) |
ISBN 9781634712743 (pbk.) | ISBN 9781634713733 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Postal serviceJuvenile literature.
Classification: LCC HE6078 .C65 2016 | DDC 383/.42dc23
LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015048513
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Post office workers help people every day.
What Is a
Post Office?
You are in a line. Others wait with you.
You see people with letters and packages .
Some people need to buy stamps. Others
have questions about how to send their mail .
Where are you? You are at a post office!
The post office sells stamps.
You go to the post office to send mail.
Do you need to send a package to a friend
who lives far away? Mail for your family
arrives at the post office. How does that
mail get to your house? It takes many
people to deliver the mail.
There are many jobs to do at the post office.
There are many kinds of jobs at the
post office. Clerks help you send mail.
Mail carriers deliver mail. Are you ready
to learn more about post office workers?
Make a Guess!
Guess how many people work at a post office. Write down your
guess. Visit a post office with a parent. Ask the clerk how many
people work there. Was your guess correct?
A postmaster must be organized.
Post Office Workers
A postmaster runs the post office.
The postmaster must be a good leader.
The postmaster is in charge of the workers.
Customers can talk with the postmaster.
The postmaster makes sure people can
easily send and receive mail.
Clerks are happy to answer questions.
Post office clerks help customers. They
work at the front counter. They prepare your
packages to be mailed. They sell stamps
and mailing materials. Clerks answer
questions about the mail.
Think!
Post office clerks weigh packages on a scale . Then they figure out
the cost to mail it. The cost depends on the weight of the package.
Do you think it costs more to send a heavy item? Why or why not?
People all over the world get mail.
Other workers sort the mail. Machines
help them do this. It is a complicated job.
Every piece of mail must go to the correct
mail carrier.
Mail carriers deliver the mail. They take
letters and packages to the right address.
Mail carriers also pick up mail from stores,
homes, and mailboxes. They take this mail
to the post office.
This truck is called a Long Life Vehicle.