All Aboard, We Are Off

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First edition
(publ. Studio Publications)

All Aboard We Are Off is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Nura – the American arist Nura Woodson Ulreich. It was published by the Junior Literary Guild in 1944,[1] and its copyright was renewed in 1971.[2]

The book is about a woman who sells apples to young boys and girls every day before and after school.[3] She takes the children on a trip to land which have never been mapped teach them about the importance of moderation in life.[4] Destinations include the "Land of Play," the "Land of Food and Drink," the "Land of Sleep," among other similar places.[5]

References

  1. ^ American Artist. 8. Watson-Guptill Publications: 41. December 1944. ISSN 0002-7375.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  2. ^ United States Copyright Office (2007). The Catalog of Copyright Renewal Records (1971). Kessinger Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4325-1244-6.
  3. ^ Book Review Digest. 40. H. W. Wilson Company: 762. 1945. ISSN 0006-7326.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  4. ^ "Voyage to Contentment". The New York Times. August 27, 1944. p. BR19.
  5. ^ Hanna, Paul Robert, ed. (1946). Aviation education source book. Hastings House. p. 845. OCLC 2171022.