Jane Andrews

Jane Andrews
Jane Andrews (1833–1887) was an American educator and children's author known for her engaging and educational stories. She is best remembered for her book "The Seven Little Sisters Who Live on the Round Ball that Floats in the Air," which aimed to teach children about geography and world cultures through charming narratives. Andrews wrote several other educational books, including "Each and All" and "Ten Boys Who Lived on the Road from Long Ago to Now." Her works were well-regarded for their blend of entertainment and moral education, making them popular in both schools and homes during her time.

Author's Books:


THE SEVEN LITTLE SISTERS. THE BALL ITSELF. Dear children, I have heard of a wonderful ball, which floats in the sweet blue air, and has little soft white clouds about it, as it swims along. There are many charming and astonishing things to be told of this ball, and some of them you shall hear. In the first place, you must know that it is a very big ball; far bigger than the great soft ball, of bright... more...

THE STORY OF THE AMBER BEADS Do you know Mother Nature? She it is to whom God has given the care of the earth, and all that grows in or upon it, just as he has given to your mother the care of her family of boys and girls. You may think that Mother Nature, like the famous "old woman who lived in the shoe," has so many children that she doesn't know what to do. But you will know better when... more...

As this little book goes to press, Massachusetts, by an act of its legislature, is made the fourteenth state in this country that requires the pupils in the primary, as well as in the higher grades of public schools, to be taught the effects of alcoholics and other narcotics upon the human system, in connection with other facts of physiology and hygiene. The object of all this legislation is, not that... more...