Heidi: The Classic Children's Story of the Swiss Alps

Heidi is Johanna Spyri's classic story of childhood, kindness, mountain life, and the healing power of home. Sent to live with her reclusive grandfather in the Swiss Alps, young Heidi finds freedom among the high pastures, goats, and mountain air. Her warmth gradually changes the lives around her, from the lonely old man who has withdrawn from the village to Peter the goatherd and his blind grandmother. When Heidi is taken away to Frankfurt as a companion to the invalid Clara, the contrast ...