J. Spyri

`Heidi` is the heart-warming tale of a small girl`s power for good, and it has remained a firm favourite since it was first 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 goatherd, achieve wondrous changes in the community in which they live.

Издательство: Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: январь 1997

Heidi is only five when she is taken to live with her grandfather, known as Uncle Alp, in the Swiss mountains. Notorious in the village for his gloomy outlook and reclusive nature, Uncle Alp nevertheless comes to love little Heidi, and she him. Heidi is growing fond of her new mountain family and friends when she is suddenly taken to Frankfurt to be a companion to Clara, an invalid. Although she brings great joy into Clara's life, Heidi pines for her home in the mountains. Only a miracle can bring joy to both Heidi and Clara, but for someone with Heidi's faith and goodness, miracles really can happen ... This classic story lyrically evokes a young child's growing understanding of poverty and wealth, illness and health and...

Издательство: Penguin Books
Дата выхода: декабрь 2002