Heidi
by:
Johanna Spyri (author)
What happens when a little orphan girl is forced to live with her cold and frightening grandfather? The heartwarming answer has engaged children for more than a century, both on the page and on the screen. Johanna Spyri’s beloved story offers youngsters an endearing and intelligent heroine, a...
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What happens when a little orphan girl is forced to live with her cold and frightening grandfather? The heartwarming answer has engaged children for more than a century, both on the page and on the screen. Johanna Spyri’s beloved story offers youngsters an endearing and intelligent heroine, a cast of unique and memorable characters, and a fascinating portrait of a small Alpine village.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780753454947 (0753454947)
Publish date: 2002-11-15
Publisher: Kingfisher
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
Every once in a while, I figure I should read a book which was considered to be a childrens' classic back when I was a child, but which I missed for some reason. Things like Little Lord Fauntleroy, Anne of Green Gables, The Wind in the Willows, and now, Heidi. So,we begin with Heidi as a 5-year ol...
Around the Year Reading Challenge Item #12: A Childhood Classic3.5This was almost a four-star book for me. I kept being torn between my genuine enjoyment of the setting and characters and my "objective" observations about the strength of the story.On the one hand, I found Heidi to be an easy, charmi...
And that's mostly it. I liked it, even if I wanted to roll my eyes many times.
A saccharine, yet strangely readable, children's book about a little Swiss girl who transforms the lives of nearly everyone she meets. I'd read this one as a kid but remembered too little to count it for my world books challenge without a re-read. The beauty of the mountain and Heidi's love for it a...
Mała dziewczynka imieniem Heidi po śmierci ojca wychowywana jest przez swojego dziadka na wsi. Dziadek uchodzi we wsi za gbura, człowieka nieprzyjaznego otoczeniu, toteż stroni od innych zamieszkując chatkę na uboczu. Wiedzie głównie samotne życie. Może prócz zwierząt, które hoduje. Pierwszy dzień p...