The perfect bumper gift book for girls who love adventure stories. Heidi by Johanna Spyri A little orphan girl is forced to live with her grumpy grandfather in a lonely hut in the Alps, and eventually comes to love her mountain life. What Katy Did by Susan Coolidge Katy intends to be beautiful and good one day ...So when an accident happens, Katy must be brave and hold on to her dreams. Black Beauty by Anna Sewell The story of a noble horse who is cruelly mistreated as he searches to find a new and loving home. Three classic adventure stories for girls brought together in one beautiful gift book. Complete with charming original illustrations from the first edition published in 1960, these abridged tales are the perfect introduction to classic tales that have been entertaining women and girls for generations.
This book is part of a book series called What Katy Did .
. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.
There are 192 pages in this book. This book was published 2011 by Egmont UK Ltd .
Anna Sewell (1820-78) was a British novelist. Black Beauty was her only published work. Susan Coolidge was an American from Ohio State who started writing after serving as a nurse in the Civil War. In total, there are 5 books about the irrepressable Katy Carr. 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.
