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Heidi


Dk Classic Readers

No. of pages 48

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Great for age 6-11 years
Heidi loves her carefree life on a Swiss mountain farm with her grandfather. But then she has to go to the big city...Stunning DK photographs combine with evocative illustrations and engaging age-appropriate stories in Classic Readers a multi-level reading programme guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills and knowledge of the great stories of the world.

 

This book features in the following series: Dk Classic Readers, Dk Readers Level 3 .

. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read. This reading scheme has multiple levels.

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2000 by Dorling Kindersley Ltd .

This book contains the following story:

Heidi
After her parents die, Heidi is sent to live in the Swiss mountains with her bad-tempered old Grandfather. Heidi is scared but things are not as bad as they first appear. Every day she plays in the field with the friendly goat boy and at the end of each she eats her grandfather's delicious cheese and bread and drinks his creamy goats milk. Then she climbs into the hayloft and falls asleep under the stars. One day her aunt returns and demands that Heidi return with her to the city as a companion to a crippled girl, Clara. Heidi likes Clara but she pines for her life with her grandfather and Clara's family worry about her. One day they take both Clara and Heidi to the mountain home for a visit. Clara is so delighted with the village that she is allowed to stay with Heidi and her grandfather. Every day Clara and Heid play in the field with the friendly goat boy, Peter, and at the end of each they eat grandfather's delicious cheese and bread and drink his creamy goats milk. But Peter is jealous and pushes Clara's wheelchair down the mountain. Clara is forced to learn to walk. When her parents return to collect her they are overjoyed at her progress.

This book is in the following series:

Dk Readers Level 3

Dk Classic Readers

Young Classics

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