Mail Carriers
From the Series Community Helpers
In Mail Carriers, young readers will learn what mail carriers do and find out how they deliver mail to many different places. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage early readers as they discover what mail carriers do on the job.
A labeled diagram helps readers identify different areas of the post office, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about mail carriers online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Mail Carriers also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, and an index.
Mail Carriers is part of Jump!'s Community Helpers series.
| Interest Level | Kindergarten - Grade 3 |
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| Reading Level | Kindergarten |
| Copyright | 2013 |
| Genre | Nonfiction |
| Publisher | Jump!, Inc. |
| Imprint | Bullfrog |
| Series | Community Helpers |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 24 |
| Lexile | 350 |
| ISBN | 9781620310779 |
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| Title Format | Reinforced book |
| Release Date | 2014-01-01 |
| Author | Cari Meister |
| Dewey | 383 |
| Guided Reading Level | E |
| ATOS Reading Level | 0.9 |
| Accelerated Reader® Quiz | 161502 |
| Accelerated Reader® Points | 0.5 |
Book Review
With declarative text and glossy, full-bleed photos, the Community Helpers series introduces adult professions to the youngest readers. What sets this package apart from similar series is a particularly clean and stylish design and a willingness to show the unpleasant sides of the job—an unusual but welcome approach. Doctorsis especially sober. Sensitive readers may be disturbed by those flecks of blood on the surgeon’s coat, and that close-up of stitches going in may cause even adults to blanch, too. The tone is kept light (“Ow! It hurts a little”) even when the situation is serious: “Ty has cancer.” Mail Carriers follows the mail from the sorting shelves to the bin, to the truck, and to your door, mentioning along the way fun details (the red flag on a mailbox) as well as differences between city and country routes. Police Officers doesn’t flinch from shots of a criminal being cuffed, cops in riot gear, and an officer approaching a car crash. For balance, there are K-9 units! Teachers “help kids learn,” and we see just that via lesson plans, computer tablet use, field trips, gym class, and even teachers staying late to grade tests. An impressive blend of comforting tones plus realistic content. —Booklist
Booklist
With declarative text and glossy, full-bleed photos, the Community Helpers series introduces adult professions to the youngest readers. What sets this package apart from similar series is a particularly clean and stylish design and a willingness to show the unpleasant sides of the job—an unusual but welcome approach. Doctorsis especially sober. Sensitive readers may be disturbed by those flecks of blood on the surgeon’s coat, and that close-up of stitches going in may cause even adults to blanch, too. The tone is kept light (“Ow! It hurts a little”) even when the situation is serious: “Ty has cancer.” Mail Carriers follows the mail from the sorting shelves to the bin, to the truck, and to your door, mentioning along the way fun details (the red flag on a mailbox) as well as differences between city and country routes. Police Officers doesn’t flinch from shots of a criminal being cuffed, cops in riot gear, and an officer approaching a car crash. For balance, there are K-9 units! Teachers “help kids learn,” and we see just that via lesson plans, computer tablet use, field trips, gym class, and even teachers staying late to grade tests. An impressive blend of comforting tones plus realistic content. —Booklist