RUNAWAY HOME. The Alice and Jerry Books, (Reading Foundation Series), By Elizabeth Coatsworth, Illustrated by Gustaf Tenggren, ROW, Peterson and Co., New York City, 1942.
 
Children's School Book
Reading
Vintage from the 1940s
 
A sixth grade reader, part of the Alice and Jerry Basal reading series from the mid-1930s to the 1960s. The Harding family; Mom, Dad, Mark, Lucy and Jim are having trouble making ends meet. A relative with an apple orchard in Washington state invites them to join him, so they sell their house, buy a trailer, and travel across the United States, and adventures ensue.
 
The "Alice and Jerry" books followed a sister and brother, Alice and Jerry, as well as their dog Jip, through a series of simple events in relatively plain settings. The "Alice and Jerry" series followed patterns similar to the Dick and Jane readers.
 
Very lightly bowed cover with a secure binding, lightly rubbed/soiled cover, and clean pages. Illustrated.