Cherry Ames Boxed Set (Books 5-8): Flight Nurse; Veteran's Nurse; Private Duty Nurse; Visiting Nurse [Hardcover]

Helen Wells (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 21, 2006 | ISBN-10: 0826104010 | ISBN-13: 978-0826104014 | Edition: 1

Cherry Ames Boxed Set 5-8 contains four early Cherry classics: Flight Nurse, Veterans' Nurse, Private Duty Nurse, and Private Nurse.

Cherry Ames is back, just as you remember her! The books are just as you remember them, retaining the same look, feel, and sense of adventure and patriotism as when they were first published. With fully illustrated color covers and a soft-finished hardcover format just like the originals, these books will transport you back to the days when you were reading about this spunky young nurse. Series editor and registered nurse Harriet Forman was inspired by, and remains a devoted fan of, Cherry Ames: "...I was going to follow in her footsteps and become a nurse--nothing else would do."

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Springer Publishing Company is delighted to be bringing Helen Wells's beloved heroine back into print for a new generation of younger readers (as well as a host of nostalgic older ones). The books are available as beautifully rendered facsimile hardcover editions and in boxed sets of four.

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Springer Publishing Company is proud to present the re-release of the Cherry Ames nursing series! The books are just as you remember them, retaining the same look, feel, and sense of adventure and patriotism as when they were first published. With fully illustrated color covers and a soft-finished hardcover format just like the originals, these books will transport you back to the days when you were reading about this spunky young nurse. They will also make delightful reading for a new generation of younger readers, transporting them back to a more innocent time when an independent young woman, devoted to helping people--yet also adventuresome, resourceful, and courageous--balanced helping others with getting involved in breathtaking mystery and adventure.

With a heart of pure gold and a true yearning to make a difference in the world, eighteen-year-old Cherry Ames leaves her hometown and enters nursing school, embarking on a lifetime of adventures. Follow Cherry through the entire 20-volume series as she grows from a student nurse to a fully qualified RN, all the while making friends, pushing the limits of authority, leading her nursing colleagues, and sleuthing and solving mysteries. Smart, courageous, mischievous, quick-witted, and above all, devoted to nursing, Cherry Ames meets adventure head-on wherever she goes.

Volumes 1-4
Student Nurse: Book 1
Senior Nurse: Book 2
Army Nurse: Book 3
Chief Nurse: Book 4

Volumes 5-8
Flight Nurse: Book 5
Private Duty Nurse: Book 6
Veterans Nurse: Book 7
Visiting Nurse: Book 8

Volumes 9-12
Cruise Nurse: Book 9
Boarding School Nurse: Book 10
Department School Nurse: Book 11
Camp Nurse: Book 12

Volumes 13-16
At Hilton Hospital: Book 13
Island Nurse: Book 14
Rural Nurse: Book 15
Staff Nurse: Book 16

Volumes 17-20
Companion Nurse: Book 17
Jungle Nurse: Book 18
The Mystery in the Doctor's Office: Book 19
Ski Nurse Mystery: Book 20

Start your own collection or give as a gift to friends, fellow nurses, or the next generation of nurses-to-be! Cherry Ames is back, just as you remember her!

From the Author

"I was and still am a fan of Cherry Ames. Her courageous dedication to her patients; her exciting escapades; her thirst for knowledge; her intelligent application of her nursing skills; and the respect she achieved as a registered nurse (RN) all made it clear to me that I was going to follow in her footsteps and become a nurse - nothing else would do. ..... Never once did I regret my decision to enter nursing." ---From the Foreword by Harriet Schulman Forman, RN, EdD

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 896 pages
• Publisher: Springer Publishing Company; 1 edition (September 21, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0826104010
• ISBN-13: 978-0826104014
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 3.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #48,562 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The books have always been excellent, but the condition of THESE books was less than perfect, September 1, 2009

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This review is from: Cherry Ames Boxed Set (Books 5-8): Flight Nurse; Veteran's Nurse; Private Duty Nurse; Visiting Nurse (Hardcover)

I have already read these when I was a child, but I wanted to have a nice new matching set for my daughters. I just received this boxed set as well as the boxed set for books 9 through 12. I already have the boxed set for books 1 through 4. The actual condition of these isn't perfect: they appeared to have footprints on three of the books. I wiped the dirt off, but they looked like shoe prints. The outside of the box had dirt on three of the edges, too. Don't let that deter you from reading these fantastic stories, though! This was a rare instance and must have occurred at the assembly plant, because each boxed set was shrink wrapped. It's uncommon for Amazon to sell books that aren't in perfect condition. Also - the printer for the covers needs to realize that each spine should be similar to the other spines. Some of the spines have the number of the book on them, but some do not. The first four have numbers, but of the eight I just received, only book #11 has a number printed on its spine.