Classic Starts®: Heidi
Classic Starts®: Heidi
By Johanna Spyri, Abridged by Lisa Church, and Illustrated by Karl James Mountford
Hardcover
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When Heidi, an orphan, goes to live with her grandfather in the Swiss Alps, no one can imagine the solitary old man caring for a child. But the two grow to love each other, and Heidi blossoms in her new home. Johanna Spyri’s charming story—and spirited heroine—have won hearts for more than a century.
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About the contributor(s)
About the contributor(s)
Johanna Louise Spyri (1827–1901) was a Swiss author of novels, notably children’s stories, and is best known for her book Heidi. Born in Hirzel, a rural area in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland, as a child she spent several summers near Chur in Graubünden, the setting she later would use in her novels.
Book details
Book details
ISBN: 9781454945376
Publisher: Union Square Kids
Date published:
Page count: 160
Categories, genres & themes: Juvenile Fiction / Classics, Juvenile Fiction / Lifestyles / Country Life, and Juvenile Fiction / Readers / Chapter Books
Ages: 7 to 9