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The Seven Little Sisters Who Live on the Round Bal

Jane Andrews

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .And this baby wears no little frock nor apron, no little petticoat, nor even stockings and shoes,—nothing at all but a string of beads around her neck, as you wear your coral; for the sun shines very warmly there, and she needs no clothes to keep her from the cold.

Her hair is straight and black, hanging softly down each side of her small brown face; nothing at all like Bell's golden curls, or Marnie's sunny brown ones.

Would you like to know how she lives among the flowers and the birds?

She rolls in the long soft grass, where the gold-colored snakes are at play; she watches the young monkeys chattering and swinging among the trees, hung by the tail; she chases the splendid green parrots that fly among the trees; and she drinks the sweet milk of the cocoanut from a round cup made of its shell.

When night comes, the mother takes her baby and tosses her up into the little swinging bed in the tree, . . . Read More

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Jahz (6 years old): I looooove it! I love all the stories and the characters! I am super excited for the next story!

This was a cute story introducing little girls from different continents. While not accurate for today, it was a nice introduction to how these lives were viewed over 100 years ago.

A vert sweet introduction to world cultures

There are fun stories about a girl form each continent and how they lived 100 years ago. Although the stories aren't not accurate for today, it is still very interesting and enjoyable to how those people did live at that point in history.

Children discover how other children live their lives in different regions of the world. Although there have been many changes since this book was written in the mid 1800's, it can be useful to present these facts to the student.