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Heidi
Johanna Spyri
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Description for Heidi
Paperback. 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? Num Pages: 336 pages, b/w chapter headings. BIC Classification: YFA. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 191 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 232.
'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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099573746
SKU
V9780099573746
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-42
About Johanna Spyri
Johanna Spyri was born in a country village in Switzerland in 1827. Her father was a doctor and she had five brothers and sisters. Later she moved to the capital Zurich to go to school and she eventually settled there with her husband Bernhard,who was a lawyer. Johanna began writing in 1871 and wrote many stories which quickly became very ... Read more
Reviews for Heidi
The narrative is so simple, yet so evocative that you can almost smell the Alpine trees...It was one of the first books to celebrate the way children see the world around them and was intended, according to Spyri, as 'a story for children and those who love children'.
Daily Mail
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