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Heidi / Johanna Spyri ; cover illustration by Anna Bond ; translated by Eileen Hall ; interior illustrations by Cecil Leslie.

Spyri, Johanna, 1827-1901 (author.). Bond, Anna,: (illustrator.). Hall, Eileen,: (translator.). Leslie, Cecil,: (illustrator.).

Summary:

Orphaned Heidi lives with her gruff but caring grandfather on the side of Swiss mountain, where she befriends young Peter the goat-herd. She leads an idyllic life, until she is forced to leave the mountain she has always known to go and live with a sickly girl in the city. Will Heidi ever see her grandfather again? A classic tale of a young girl's coming-of-age, of friendship, and familial love.

Record details

ISBN: 9780147514028
ISBN: 0147514029
Physical Description: 294 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Publisher: New York, New York : Puffin Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), 2014.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally published in 1880; this translation first published in 1956.
Formatted Contents Note:	Up the mountain -- At Grandfather's -- A day with the goats -- A visit to Grannie -- Two unexpected visitors -- A new life begins -- A bad day for Rottenmeier -- Strange goings-on -- A bad report to Mr. Sesemann -- Grandmamma's visit -- Homesickness -- The house is haunted! -- Home again -- When the church bells ring -- Preparation for a journey -- A visitor for Heidi -- Happy days -- Winter in Dorfli -- Peter surprises everyone -- More visitors -- Clara begins to enjoy life -- The unexpected happens -- Goodbye for the present!
Target Audience Note:	Ages 9-13.