Heidi (Young Classics) - Tapa dura

An abbreviated version of the tale of the Swiss orphan who is heartbroken when she must leave her beloved grandfather and their happy home in the mountains to go to school and to care for an invalid girl in the city.

Johanna Spyri (1827-1901) was born in the Swiss village of Hirzel. as a child, she lived a healthy outdoor life, tending the family goats and sometimes helping her doctor father look after his patients. she later settled in Zurich and began to write to raise money for wounded refugees. Heidi, published in 1880, quickly became a beloved children's classic all around the world. Sally Grindley began writing for children in 1984 while working for a children's book club and is now the author of many acclaimed picture books. Her lively retelling of Heidi retains the feeling of the original, while making it easily accessible to young children. She lives in Gloucestershire, England, with her family. Pamela Venus is a parent and grandmother. she most enjoys illustrating books for and about children, her chosen career from the age of five. she lives and works in a cottage in north Yorkshire, England.