Heidi Contributor(s): Spyri, Johanna (Author), Ibbotson, Eva (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 014132256X ISBN-13: 9780141322568 Publisher: Puffin Books OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2009 Annotation: Heidi is five when she is sent to live with her grandfather in his lonely hut in the Alps. She quickly grows to love her carefree life with him in the mountain air, and the old man comes to love her, too. They are both unhappy when Heidi is sent away again, to a family in town, but she soon manages to get home to her Alpsaand to share her happiness with her new friends. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Classics - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Europe - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Orphans & Foster Homes |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 1000 |
Series: Puffin Classics |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5" W x 6.9" (0.45 lbs) 320 pages |
Themes: - Catalog Heading - Language Arts - Curriculum Strand - Language Arts - Cultural Region - Western Europe |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 509 Reading Level: 8.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 16.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Little Heidi goes to live with her grandfather in his lonely hut high in the Alps and she quickly learns to love her new life. But her strict aunt decides to send her away again to live in the town. Heidi cannot bear being away from the mountains and is determined to return to the happiness of life with her grandfather. With a delightfully nostalgic introduction by award-winning author, Eva Ibbotson. |