Heidi (Vintage Children's Classics) - Softcover

Spyri, Johanna

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099573741 ISBN 13: 9780099573746

Publisher: Random House UK, 2013

Synopsis

Includes exclusive new illustrations, character guide, character quiz, author info, glossary, and Heidi-inspired activities

I would rather be with my grandfather on the Alp than anywhere on earth!

When Heidi is sent to live in the Swiss mountains with her bad-tempered old Grandfather, everyone in the village feels sorry for her. What will a little girl do in such an isolated home, and with such a grumpy companion? But Heidi soon discovers a secret: Grandfather isn't nearly as cross as he looks—plus she can play all day in the fields among the bright flowers. But then Heidi is whisked away again to be a companion to a injured girl in the city. She longs for her beautiful mountain home—how will she ever get back again?

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Review:

Johanna Spyri's classic story of a young orphan sent to live with her grumpy grandfather in the Swiss Alps is retold in it's entirety in this beautifully bound hardcover edition. Heidi has charmed and intrigued readers since it's original publication in 1880. Much more than a children's story, the narrative is also a lesson on the precarious nature of freedom, a luxury too often taken for granted. Heidi almost loses her liberty as she is ripped away from the tranquility of the mountains to tend to a sick cousin in the city. Happily, all's well that ends well, and the reader is left with only warm, fuzzy thoughts. Spryi's story will never grow wearisome--and this is a very appealing edition. --Naomi Gesinger

From the Publisher:

6 1-hour cassettes

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House UK
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0099573741
• ISBN 13: 9780099573746
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336