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Heidi


School year: Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8

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Published: 2011

Great for age 7-13 years

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"Heidi" by Gail Herman is a charming retelling of the classic story by Johanna Spyri. It follows the adventures of a young girl named Heidi, who is sent to live with her grumpy grandfather, known as Alm-Uncle, high in the Swiss Alps. Heidi quickly adapts to her new life in the mountains, forming a close bond with her grandfather and befriending a goatherd named Peter. However, her happiness is disrupted when she is taken to the city to be a companion for a sickly girl named Clara. As Heidi navigates the challenges of city life, her love for the Alps and her grandfather remains strong, ultimately leading her back home. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

 

This book is aimed at children at US 4th grade-7th grade.

This book was published in 2011 by Random House Books for Young Readers .

Gail Herman has written several young biographies for children, including Who Was Jackie Robinson? Johanna Spyri was a Swiss author of children's stories, and is best known for her book Heidi.

 

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.