The Seven Little Sisters Who Live on the Round Ball That Floats in the Air by Jane Andrews

Happy Saturday! I hope you all had a great week! 

I don't know about you, but when not in use, our table has piles of books scattered on it. The Seven Little Sisters Who Live On The Round Ball That Floats In The Air by Jane Andrews is one of them.

This book was originally published in 1861. My burgandy cloth-covered copy is 119 pages. It does not contain a page with the copyright date.

My copy does include a lovely and lengthy Memorial of Miss Jane Andrews. It was written by her friend and schoolmate, Louisa Parsons Hopkins. Hopkins was also a poet and educator. The memorial ends on page  XXIV.

While this story is geared to children ages 7 - 9, I feel blessed to now have a copy of it. I will tell you a bit about why I chose it on this chilly winter's day.

It is quite silly really but I picked this book out because I saw it mention Jack Frost. I turned to the back of the book and saw there was a vocabulary listed if I felt the need for assistance.

Now, I must tell you I LOVE- LOVE- LOVE this storybook.

The story begins with the mother explaining to her children that wise men say the earth is nothing but a ball. She talks with them about many charming and astonishing things they will learn.

Readers learn a wealth of information about the seven little sisters and each of the seven continents in which they reside. 

I want you to read the book yourself so I will give you but a small glimpse of the sisters lives. 

We see a sister that swings in the bed of a tree, Agoonack is the sister kissed by Jack Frost, Gemila is a sister who rests on the sand, Jeannette is a sister who lives in the high snowy peaks, Pen-se is a sister who lives under a bamboo roof,  Manenko is a sister who lives among the Buffalo and Louise is a sister who lives on a beautiful river.

This was a lovely book with beautiful illustrations of the seven little sisters. I am thrilled to add this book to my collection.

Jane Andrews was an American author and educator. Jane emphasized the kinship of children throughout the world, so, children reading her books had a sense of belonging no matter where they were born. Her first book was The Seven Little Sisters Who Live on the Round Ball That Floats In The Air. Jane was born in 1833 and passed on in 1887.