Bibliograph

Heidi, Johanna Spyri ; introduction by Eva Ibbotson ; translated by Eileen Hall ; illustrations by Cecil Leslie

Type

Label

Heidi, Johanna Spyri ; introduction by Eva Ibbotson ; translated by Eileen Hall ; illustrations by Cecil Leslie

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Intended audience

1200L, Lexile

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Heidi

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

606551825

Responsibility statement

Johanna Spyri ; introduction by Eva Ibbotson ; translated by Eileen Hall ; illustrations by Cecil Leslie

Series statement

Puffin classics

Summary

High in the Swiss Alps, Heidi, a five-year-old orphan, comes to live with her grandfather. His neighbors say he is a fierce old hermit, of whom they are all afraid. Heidi, however, proves to be a remarkable, unaffected child, who quickly charms her grandfather. In fact, for Heidi, nothing could be better than living with him. She enjoys a genuine enthusiasm for life: for the goats, which she helps Peter to tend; for the spring flowers on the Alm; for the thick slices of bread and cheese that her grandfather prepares for her; and for the simple hay bed that she occupies in the loft of his hut. However, her Aunt Dete doesn't understand, and it is a sad day when she takes Heidi to live in a strange city with a strange family who want a companion for their young invalid daughter named Klara. Heidi does her best to be a friend to Klara, but her longing for home becomes too much to bear

Target audience

juvenile

Classification