Canadian Postal Workers

Paulette Bourgeois, Kim LaFave

Kids Can Press, Jul 1, 1992 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 32 pages

Follow a letter across the country from mailbox to doorstep. Young children are introduced to Canadian postal workers with this unique Canadian picture book in the In My Neighborhood series. It offers an engaging story and factual details, so kids learn what these community workers actually do.

About the author

Paulette Bourgeois was born July 20, 1951 in Winnepeg , Canada. She graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 1974 with a B.Sc. and worked briefly as an occupational therapist before returning to Carleton University to study journalism. She has worked in television and print before writing her first book, Franklin in the Dark. Although Paulette is best-known for the Franklinthe Turtle books, she is also the writer of fiction and non-fiction for young readers. Her book, The Sun: Starting with Space was shortlisted for a Science in Society Book Award (1995), given by the Canadian Science Writer's Association, and won the honor of Parents' Choice Approval, given by the US Parents' Choice Foundation (1997).

Award-winning illustrator Kim LaFave has illustrated many books for children including Big Ben, We'll All Go Sailing, We'll All Go Flying and the early readers Emma's Emu, Andrew's Magnificent Mountain of Mittens and Andrew - Catch That Cat!. Kim lives with his family in Roberts Creek, British Columbia.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Canadian Postal Workers; In My Neighbourhood, In My Neighbourhood
• Authors: Paulette Bourgeois, Kim LaFave
• Illustrated by: Kim LaFave
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Kids Can Press, 1992
• ISBN: 155074058X, 9781550740585
• Length: 32 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Nonfiction / Careers; Political Science / Public Affairs & Administration