Classic Collection: Heidi | TheBookSeekers

Classic Collection: Heidi


Classics Collection

No. of pages 48

Published: 2012

Reviews

Add this book to your 'I want to read' list!

By clicking here you can add this book to your favourites list. If it is in your School Library it will show up on your account page in colour and you'll be able to download it from there. If it isn't in your school library it will still show up but in grey - that will tell us that maybe it is a book we should add to your school library, and will also remind you to read it if you find it somewhere else!

The orphan Heidi loves living high in the mountains with her grandfather and his mischievous goats. When her aunt arrives one day to whisk her off to the bustling city, Heidi's life changes forever. Will Heidi ever return to her grandfather and the mountains she loves so much?

 

This book is part of a book series called Classics Collection .

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2012 by QED Publishing .

Ronne Randall has written and edited dozens of titles, for international publishers. Graham Howells has illustrated many children's books for publishers around the world.

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:

Classics Collection

No reviews yet