Children's Picture Books: Community Helpers & Careers: More Community Helpers

When Owen sends a real hug to his grandmother for her birthday he inadvertently brings cheer to the postal workers as they pass the hug along.

Mr. Griggs so loves his work at the post office that he thinks of it all the time and everything reminds him of it.

Millie the cow loves to scare the mailman and chase him off the farm, until the mailman comes up with a plan that ends up pleasing everyone.

It's almost Valentine's Day and James has put a very special Valentine's Day card in the mail. The little card has to travel a long way. It rides in a truck and an airplane. Lift the flaps, and you can follow the funny valentine on its exciting trip through the mail!

After Liam writes to his mailbox, asking for more mail, he gets his wish, but soon he realizes that sending mail is even more fun than receiving it.

Summary: In 1888, Owney, a stray terrier puppy, finds a home in the Albany, New York, post office and becomes its official mascot as he rides the mail train through the Adirondacks and beyond, criss-crossing the United States, into Canada and Mexico, and eventually traveling aroud the world by mail boat in 132 days.

One tiny act of kindness can have a huge impact. And in this heartwarming, hopeful, absolutely true story, a simple letter does just that. A true story that quickly went viral, this is now a timely, extraordinary picture book. Sincerely, Emerson follows eleven-year-old Emerson Weber as she writes a letter of thanks to her postal carrier, Doug, and creates a nationwide outpouring of love.

Pete the cat gets construction workers and equipment to build the coolest playground ever.

A counting book that leads readers through the day in the life of a construction worker building with bricks.

When Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel, Mary Anne, lose their jobs to the gasoline, electric, and diesel motor shovels, they find a new opportunity in a very surprising place.

Two children follow their father to work when he forgets his lunch and they get to see the sights and sounds of a building site, including breakers breaking, diggers digging, and cranes hoisting.

Little by little, can by can, Mr. Gillie, the trash man, cleans up his town.

Shy Henry eagerly waits to see his "buddy" on the garbage truck every time it comes--and finally manages to speak on a day when there is a small emergency.

A big city garbage truck makes its rounds, consuming everything from apple cores and banana peels to leftover ziti with zucchini.

Amos McGee, a friendly zookeeper, always made time to visit his good friends: the elephant, the tortoise, the penguin, the rhinoceros, and the owl. But one day, he woke with the sniffles and the sneezes. Though he didn't make it into the zoo that day, he did receive some unexpected guests.

Peek Zoo is holding an animal parade to celebrate the birth of their baby panda. But when the day arrives, nothing is ready. As Mr. Peek races around preparing, he leaves a trail of chaos. Thank goodness Mr. Peek's son, Jimmy, is there to save the day and ensure the crowd gets the best animal parade ever.

A young boy and girl visiting the zoo watch the keepers as they take care of their animals and decide to become zookeepers when they grow up.

The I Want to Be... series gives young children a realistic insight into the working day of adults. Easy-to-read captions and color photographs of women and men from different cultures help children understand what's involved in each occupation. Young readers learn to respect the importance of doing a job well and appreciate the contributions these workers make to our life and the world around us.

This book follows a zookeeper through the work day, and describes the occupation and what the job requires.

Although a lion's unusual name causes confusion and misunderstanding at the zoo, she becomes a favorite with the public and with Seymour the zookeeper.

A beautician was called in to the zoo to help the zookeeper get the animals ready for picture day. The beautician had a wonderful time using her zany artistic ideas on the animals, but the animals and the zookeeper were not happy with the results. It's picture day at the zoo, and zookeeper Mr. Phibbs has to get the animals in tip-top shape -- in a flash. Good thing Beautiful Buehla is on call, ready for a complete animal makeover. And what could be more Beautiful than a pompadoured lion, disco bears, and a pink gorilla? Or maybe not...

As he makes his rounds, a night watchman hears birds calling, insects buzzing, and vehicles roaring by, while a stray kitten keeps him company.