When Heidi s Aunt Dete brings the orphaned girl to live with her grandfather, no one can imagine the bitter, solitary old man caring for a child. But, to everyone s surprise, the two grow to love each otherand Heidi blossoms in her new home. Johanna Spyri s charming storyand spirited heroinehave won children s hearts for more than a century."
When Heidi s Aunt Dete brings the orphaned girl to live with her grandfather, no one can imagine the bitter, solitary old man caring for a child. But,...
Johanna Spyri's beloved tale of a delightful Swiss miss has captivated generations of readers. Set in the towering Swiss Alps, this story "for children and those who love children" tells of a cheerful, 5-year-old orphan who is sent to live with her hermit-like grandfather in a small hut high in a mountain pasture. Bursting with energy and an immense love of nature, Heidi proves to have remarkable, transforming powers over those people closest to her: Clara, a young lady from a wealthy German family, Peter, a goatherd, and Peter's blind grandmother. Even Heidi's pessimistic grandfather, the...
Johanna Spyri's beloved tale of a delightful Swiss miss has captivated generations of readers. Set in the towering Swiss Alps, this story "for childre...
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...
Includes exclusive new illustrations, character guide, character quiz, author info, glossary, and Heidi-inspired activities
This beautiful hardback Ladybird Classic edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri is a perfect first illustrated introduction to the classic story for younger readers. It has been sensitively abridged and retold to make it suitable for sharing with young children from 5+, whilst retaining all the key parts of the story including Heidi's friendship with Peter, her life in Frankfurt with Clara, and fascinating details about life in the mountains. Detailed full-colour illustrations throughout also help to bring this classic tale to life. Other exciting titles in the Ladybird Classics series include...
This beautiful hardback Ladybird Classic edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri is a perfect first illustrated introduction to the classic story for younge...
Heidi is the heart-warming tale of a small girl's power for good, and it has remained a firm favourite since it was published over 100 years ago. It has been filmed and televised several times.
It tells of the orphan Heidi and her idyllic existence with her gruff grandfather in the mountains. When she is sent to live in a city, comic chaos ensues, and eventually it is arranged that Heidi should return to the mountains. Together she and her friend Peter, the goat-herd, achieve wondrous changes in the community in which they live.
Heidi is the heart-warming tale of a small girl's power for good, and it has remained a firm favourite since it was published over...
The classic story of a little orphan girl in the Swiss Alps, with beautiful cover illustrations by Anna Bond, the artist behind world-renowned stationery brand Rifle Paper Co. At the age of five, little orphan Heidi is sent to live with her grandfather in the Alps. Everyone in the village is afraid of him, but Heidi is fascinated by his long beard and bushy grey eyebrows. She loves her life in the mountains, playing in the sunshine and growing up amongst the goats and birds. But one terrible day, Heidi is collected by her aunt and is made to live with a new family in town. Heidi...
The classic story of a little orphan girl in the Swiss Alps, with beautiful cover illustrations by Anna Bond, the artist behind world-renowned stat...
Die Schweizer Schriftstellerin Johanna Spyri verfasste zahlreiche Erzahlungen, Gedichte und Lieder fur Kinder und Jugendliche. Ihre Romanfigur Heidi war bereits zu Lebzeiten Spyris ein grosser Erfolg und machte sie bis heute weltberuhmt. Ebenfalls im Jahr 1880 erschien ihr Roman Im Rhonetal. Die Erzahlung schildert die Erlebnisse einer jungen Frau wahrend eines Kuraufenthaltes an der Rhone, dabei unterzieht Spyri die sozial-gesellschaftlichen Strukturen ihrer Zeit einer kritischen Betrachtung. Ein besonderes Augenmerk legte die Autorin auf die Schicksale ihrer Frauen- und Kinderfiguren, was...
Die Schweizer Schriftstellerin Johanna Spyri verfasste zahlreiche Erzahlungen, Gedichte und Lieder fur Kinder und Jugendliche. Ihre Romanfigur Heidi w...
