Johanna Spyri
1) Heidi
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"When Heidi is sent to live in the Swiss Alps with her grumpy grandpa, the village takes pity on her. But Heidi's sweet and inquisitive nature quickly softens Grandpa's scowl and his heart. Heidi loves her new life in the mountains shepherding goats, gathering flowers, and playing with her best friend, Peter ... until she is forced to move away to the soot and smoke of Frankfurt to be the companion of a young girl. Will Heidi ever return to Grandpa...
Author
Pub. Date
2000.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
A Swiss orphan 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. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.
3) Heidi
Pub. Date
©2005, ©2006.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When orphaned Heidi is sent away to the mountains to live with her grumpy grandfather, she gets a frosty welcome. Soon, with the help of her animal friends, the two grow to love each other.
4) Heidi
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
152 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
An abridged version of Johanna Spyri's classic story of a 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.
5) Heidi
Series
Shirley Temple volume 1
Pub. Date
2005.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, black and white, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After orphan Heidi is taken to the Swiss mountains to live with her grandfather, her aunt returns to steal her away, selling her to a family whose invalid daughter needs a companion.
8) Heidi
Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (191 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After charming her reclusive grandfather and falling in love with the beautiful mountain he calls home, Heidi is uprooted and sent to Frankfurt where she befriends Klara, a young girl confined to a wheelchair, and must make a difficult decision.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1939.
Physical Desc
217 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
A sequel to the author's Heidi grows up, which is a continuation of Johanna Spyri's Heidi. Tells of the birth of Heidi's twins, the child Marta who comes to live with Heidi and her family, and the Alm-Uncle's secret.
10) Heidi
Language
English
Description
Orphan Girl Heidi spends the happiest days of her childhood together with her eccentric grandfather, cut off from the outside world in a simple cabin in the Swiss mountains. But these carefree times come to an abrupt end when Heidi is taken to Frankfurt by her Aunt Dete to stay with the family of the wealthy Mr. Sesemann and be a playmate for his wheelchair-bound daughter Klara.
Series
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 84, approximately 88 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Bright eyes: The darling of a group of aviators, Shirley splits her time between her pilot godfather Loop, and her long suffering mother, housemaid for a selfish, wealthy family.
Heidi: When her aunt tires of caring for her, orphan Heidi is taken into the Swiss mountains to live with her gruff grandfather (Hersholt), a hermit who comes to adore her. But the aunt returns to steal Heidi away, selling her to a family whose invalid daughter (Jones) needs...
