Moni the Goat-Boy - Softcover

Spyri, Johanna

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1518768989 ISBN 13: 9781518768989

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

Synopsis

The story of a very cheerful young man who loved his job and his flock with all his heart.

Lovers of 'Heidi' will be glad to welcome another book by the same author. The clear, refreshing air of the Swiss mountains is in all Johanna Spyri's work. She is to the little folk of Switzerland what Louisa M. Alcott is to American childrenā€¦.There is a constant revelation of the wholesome joys and pleasures of peasant life. The author's selection of characteristic details gives to her pictures a reality which is rare I books written for children.

CONTENTS

I. ALL IS WELL WITH MONI II. MONI'S LIFE IN THE MOUNTAINS III. A VISIT IV. MONI CAN NO LONGER SING V. MONI SINGS AGAIN

About this title

About the Author:

Johanna Spyri (1827-1901) was born in the Swiss village of Hirzel. as a child, she lived a healthy outdoor life, tending the family goats and sometimes helping her doctor father look after his patients. she later settled in Zurich and began to write to raise money for wounded refugees. Her books included Cornelli, Erick and Sally, Gritli's Children, Heidi, Heimatlos, Maezli, Moni the Goat-Boy, Rico and Wiseli, Toni the Little Woodcarver, Uncle Titus and His Visit to the Country, Veronica And Other Friends, and What Sami Sings with the Birds.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1518768989
• ISBN 13: 9781518768989
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 42