Monday, July 27, 2015

Rocket Rider (1954)




Here is some fun children's fiction about U.S. rocket testing in the late 1940s and early 1950's.  It reminds me of "Curious George Gets a Medal" (1957) but features a cat.


Rocket rider.Evelyn MacLaren and pictures by Jan Ross Chicago: A. Whitman 1954.





Here is the story, such as it is. Pretty simple but I like the rocket base illustrations.













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2 comments:

  1. !! Is that *IT*??? Don't we get to see the cat safe and sound??

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    1. DONE. (I forgot to add the last couple of images, the cat is fine.)

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