The Post Office Book
Mail and How It Moves
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On Sale:
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23/05/1986
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Formats:
Paperback
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Do you ever mail a letter and wonder what happens to it after you drop it in the box? Read all about the post office and learn how letters are weighed, sorted, transported, culled, canceled, coded, binned, boxed, and sorted once again. Find out how people and machines work together to deliver the letters you send. Children's Books of 1982 (Library of Congress)
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Author Extras
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Awards for The Post Office Book |
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Library of Congress Children’s Books
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Library of Congress Children’s Books
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Critical Praise for
The Post Office Book
"Another winner by Gail Gibbons."
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School Library Journal
"Bright and cheerful. Stamp the book first class."
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The New York Times
"Orderly, brisk description of the way the post office moves the mail [from mail box pick-up to final delivery].... Informative and interestingly presented."
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