Heidi
By: by Johanna Spyri ; condensed and condensed by Mary Caprio ; illustrated byJon Sayer
Contributors: Caprio, Mary, adapter; Sayer, Jon, illustrator
Series: Junior classics
Publisher: Dalmation Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Franklin, TN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9781453064573
Subjects: Classical stories; Fiction; Orphan; Grandfather
Description: Heidi is only five when she is taken to live with her grandfather, known as Uncle Alp, in the Swiss Mountains. Notorious in the village for his gloomy outlook and reclusive nature, Uncle Alp nevertheless comes to love little Heidi, and she him. Just as Heidi begins to grow fond of her new mountain family and friends, she is suddenly taken to Frankfurt to be a companion to Clara, an invalid. Although she brings great joy into Clara's life, Heidi pines for her home in the mountains.