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Heidi (Children's Classics) (Hardcover)
by Johanna Spyri (Author) "FROM the old and pleasantly situated village of Mayenfeld, a footpath winds through green and shady meadows to the foot of the mountains, which on..." (more)
Key Phrases: old fir trees, Herr Sesemann, Little Swan, Frau Sesemann (more...)
  4.6 out of 5 stars 63 customer reviews (63 customer reviews)  

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Johanna Spyri's classic story of a young orphan sent to live with her grumpy grandfather in the Swiss Alps is retold in it's entirety in this beautifully bound hardcover edition. Heidi has charmed and intrigued readers since it's original publication in 1880. Much more than a children's story, the narrative is also a lesson on the precarious nature of freedom, a luxury too often taken for granted. Heidi almost loses her liberty as she is ripped away from the tranquility of the mountains to tend to a sick cousin in the city. Happily, all's well that ends well, and the reader is left with only warm, fuzzy thoughts. Spryi's story will never grow wearisome--and this is a very appealing edition. --Naomi Gesinger

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This truncated retelling of orphan Heidi's simple life in the Swiss Alps and her sojourn in the big city seems almost as indebted to the Shirley Temple film as to Johanna Spyri's 1880 novel. Krupinski's (A New England Scrapbook) heroine mimics Temple, curls, button nose and all, though she lacks the actress's expressive smile and gestures. Similarly blank-faced characters contrast with Krupinski's serene, lushly idealized landscape paintings: the people seem like wax dolls, but the glowing blankets of flowers make the Alps heaven on earth. The text emphasizes the sensual joys of fresh goat's milk, fir trees "with their piney scent," Heidi's sweet-smelling bed in her grandfather's hay loft, etc., but that is its only demonstrable strength. Both Heidi's relationship with her grandfather and the idealized subplot about wheelchair-bound Klara's learning to walk are woodenly described; little space is given to dialogue and even less to Heidi's emotions. The plot, too, is severely condensed: "Many more good things happened after that day." The book succeeds as a portrayal of the joys of mountain life, but otherwise fails to do justice to Spyri's story of a girl's courage and persistence. Ages 5-9.
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Product Details
  • Reading level: Ages 9-12
  • Hardcover: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Children's Classics (September 1, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0517189674
  • ISBN-13: 978-0517189672
  • Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.8 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars 63 customer reviews (63 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #15,260 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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First Sentence:
FROM the old and pleasantly situated village of Mayenfeld, a footpath winds through green and shady meadows to the foot of the mountains, which on this side look down from their stern and lofty heights upon the valley below. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
old fir trees
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Herr Sesemann, Little Swan, Frau Sesemann, Little Bear, Fraulein Rottenmeier, Cousin Dete, Miss Clara
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