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Heidi

Heidi( )
Adapted by: Herman, Gail
Illustrator: Halverson, Lydia
Author: Spyri, Johanna
ISBN:978-0-375-96899-0
Publication Date:Jun 2011
Publisher:Random House Children's Books
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $24.99
Book Description:

"The story of Heidi was written over one hundred years ago, however, it is far from a period piece. In the Swiss Alps, where it is set, a hundred years is just the blink of an eye. We see in her the daughter that every mother dreams of having and every little girl dreams of being. Her presence makes us happy, and so her story has endured. This deluxe Children's Classic edition is produced with high-quality, leatherlike binding with gold stamping, full-color covers, colored endpapers...
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Book Details
Pages:112
Detailed Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / General
Juvenile Fiction / Family / Orphans & Foster Homes
Juvenile Fiction / Places / Europe
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):15.646 x 21.666 x 1.448 cm
Book Weight:0.216 Kilograms
Author Biography
Spyri, Johanna (Adapted by)
Johanna Spyri was born in the village of Hirzel, Switzerland on June 12, 1827. She was tutored at home and attended school both at home and in Zurich. She married Bernhard Spyri, a lawyer, in 1852 and moved to Zurich. She wrote her first story, A Leaf on Vrony's Grave, in 1871. She wrote numerous stories for both children and adults, but her most famous work was Heidi, which was published in 1880. Both her husband and son died in 1884. She spent her remaining years writing, raising her niece, and doing charity work. She died on July 7, 1901.

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