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4th March 2010ISBN
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Heidi (Oxford Children's Classics)
Johanna Spyri
Part of the 'Oxford Children's Classics S.' Series
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Julia Eccleshare's comment:
How Heidi softens the heart of her grumpy grandfather when she is sent to stay with him after her parents die has delighted generations of children. Heidi loves her new life living high up in the Alps. Here she meets Peter the goat herdherd who introduces her to the beauty of her new environment. Then Heidi has to move again, down into the city where she makes new friends but pines for the freedom of the hills. The story of Heidi’s life is touching and uplifting.
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Heidi (Oxford Children's Classics) by Johanna SpyriIf you love a good story, then look no further. Oxford Children's Classics bring together the most unforgettable stories ever told. They're books to treasure and return to again and again. When orphan Heidi is sent to live with her grandfather in the mountains, the two grow to love each other dearly. Heidi charms everyone she meets - but then her strict aunt sends her away again to live in the town. Despite a wonderful new friendship there, Heidi longs to return to her happy life in the mountains. Is there any way she can have both?
About The Author
Johanna Louise Heusser, the fourth of six children of Meta Schweizer (1797-1876) and Johan Jakob Heusser (1783-1859), physician, was born on 12 June 1827 in the village of Herzil, nestled in the Alps of Switzerland. She went to school and was tutored at home, then studied languages and piano in Zürich. In 1852 she married lawyer Bernhard Spyri (1821-1884) with whom she'd have a son, Bernard Diethelm (1855-1884). The couple moved to Zürich to a home overlooking the lake where she wrote her first novel, A Leaf on Vrony's Grave, which was published in 1871.
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